Judges 2:14-19
14 aSo the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he bgave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. cAnd he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, dso that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, eand as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.The Lord Raises Up Judges
16 fThen the Lord raised up judges, gwho saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17Yet they did not listen to their judges, for hthey whored after other gods and bowed down to them. iThey soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. 18Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, jthe Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. kFor the Lord was moved to pity by ltheir groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19But mwhenever 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.
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