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”
Judges 2:11-19
International Standard Version
The Rise of the Judges
11 So the Israelis practiced what the Lord considered to be evil by worshiping Canaanite deities.[a] 12 They abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who surrounded them. They bowed down in worship of them, and by doing so angered the Lord. 13 As a result, they abandoned the Lord by serving both Baal[b] and Ashtaroth.[c] 14 So in his burning anger against Israel, the Lord gave them into the domination of marauders who plundered them. The enemies who surrounded the Israelis[d] controlled them, and they were no longer able to withstand their adversaries. 15 Wherever they went, the Lord worked[e] against them to bring misfortune, just as the Lord had warned, and just as the Lord had promised them. As a result, they suffered greatly.
16 Then the Lord raised up leaders,[f] who delivered Israel[g] from domination by their marauders. 17 But they didn’t listen to their leaders, because they were committing spiritual immorality by following other gods and worshiping them. They quickly turned away from the road on which their ancestors had walked in obedience to the commands of the Lord. They didn’t follow their example. 18 As a result, whenever the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord remained present with their leader, delivering Israel[h] from the control of their enemies during the lifetime of that leader. The Lord[i] was moved with compassion by their groaning that had been caused by those who were oppressing and persecuting them. 19 However, after the leader had died, they would relapse to a condition more corrupt than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and worshiping them. They would not abandon their activities or their obstinate lifestyles.
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- Judges 2:11 Lit. worshiping the Baals
- Judges 2:13 I.e. the supreme male deity of the Canaanites
- Judges 2:13 I.e. various female deities of the Canaanites
- Judges 2:14 Lit. them
- Judges 2:15 Lit. the hand of the Lord was
- Judges 2:16 Or judges; and so throughout the chapter
- Judges 2:16 Lit. them
- Judges 2:18 Lit. them
- Judges 2:18 Lit. For he
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