Judg 2:18-19, Psa 78:34-37, 106:12-13, Jer 3:10, 34:15, Mat 13:21 | ESV | STEP | Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge , and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge . For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them.

q[See ver. 8 above]

Judges 2:18-19

18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, ^athe Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. ^bFor the Lord was moved to pity by ^ctheir groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But ^dwhenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.

Psalms 78:34-37

34 When he killed them, they ^esought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their ^frock,
the Most High God their ^gredeemer.
36 But they ^hflattered him with their mouths;
they ⁱlied to him with their tongues.
37 Their ^jheart was not ^ksteadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.

Psalms 106:12-13

12 Then ^lthey believed his words;
they ^msang his praise.
13 But they soon ⁿforgot his works;
they did not wait for ^ohis counsel.

Jeremiah 3:10

10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me ^pwith her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the Lord.”

Jeremiah 34:15

15 You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes ^qby proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and ^ryou made a covenant before me in the ^shouse that is called by my name,

Matthew 13:21

21 yet he has no root in himself, but ^tendures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately ^uhe falls away. ^{▼▼Or stumbles}