The Shepherd Struck

^20 (A)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people ^(B)have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, ^21 (C)I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, ²² in order ^(D)to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.” ²³ So the Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

¹³ know for certain that ^(A)the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, ^(B)but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.

⁴⁵ Then ^(A)the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them and pursued them, even to ^(B)Hormah.

⁹ Only ^(A)do not rebel against the Lord. And ^(B)do not fear the people of the land, for ^(C)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”