Judges 2:11-19
New King James Version
Israel’s Unfaithfulness
11 Then the children of Israel did (A)evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; 12 and they (B)forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed (C)other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they (D)bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They forsook the Lord (E)and served [a]Baal and the [b]Ashtoreths. 14 (F)And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He (G)delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and (H)He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they (I)could no longer stand before their enemies. 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had (J)sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed.
16 Nevertheless, (K)the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they (L)played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so. 18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, (M)the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; (N)for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them. 19 And it came to pass, (O)when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way.
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- Judges 2:13 A Canaanite god
- Judges 2:13 Canaanite goddesses
Judges 2:11-19
Lexham English Bible
Israel Worships the Baals
11 The Israelites[a] did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they served[b] the Baals. 12 They abandoned Yahweh the God of their ancestors,[c] who brought them out from the land of Egypt. They followed[d] other gods from the gods of the people who were around them; and they bowed down to them, and they provoked the anger of Yahweh. 13 They abandoned Yahweh, and they served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled[e] against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers; and they plundered them, and he sold them into the hand of their enemies from all sides. They were unable to withstand their enemies any longer. 15 Whenever[f] they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them to harm them, just as Yahweh warned, and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. And they were very distressed.[g]
16 Then Yahweh raised up leaders,[h] and they delivered them from the hand of their plunderers. 17 But they did not listen to their leaders,[i] but lusted after other gods and bowed down to them. They turned away quickly from the way that their ancestors[j] went, who had obeyed the commandment of Yahweh; they did not do as their ancestors. 18 And when Yahweh raised leaders[k] for them, Yahweh was with the leader,[l] and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the leader,[m] for Yahweh was moved by their groaning because of their persecutors and oppressors. 19 But when the leader[n] died they relapsed and acted corruptly, more than their ancestors,[o] following other gods, serving them,[p] and bowing down to them. They would not give up their deeds or their stubborn ways.
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- Judges 2:11 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Judges 2:11 Or “they worshiped”
- Judges 2:12 Or “fathers”
- Judges 2:12 Literally “went after”
- Judges 2:14 Literally “The nose of Yahweh became hot”
- Judges 2:15 Literally “At all that”
- Judges 2:15 Literally “it was very cramped for them”
- Judges 2:16 Or “judges”
- Judges 2:17 Or “judges”
- Judges 2:17 Or “fathers”
- Judges 2:18 Or “judges”
- Judges 2:18 Or “judge”
- Judges 2:18 Or “judge”
- Judges 2:19 Or “judge”
- Judges 2:19 Or “fathers”
- Judges 2:19 Or “worshiping them”
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