Judges 2:1-5

The Voice

Messenger (to the people of Israel): I rescued you out of the land of Egypt and brought you into this land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, “I will never break My covenant with you. ² As your part of this bargain, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You must tear down the altars of their gods.” But you did not do as I commanded. Do you realize what you have done? ³ Now I tell you, “I will not drive them out before you. The people of the land will irritate you, and their gods will ensnare you.”