Judges 2:2-4

EasyEnglish Bible

² I told you not to make any agreement with the people who live in this land. I told you to destroy the altars where they worship their gods. But you have not done as I told you. Why have you not obeyed me? ³ So now I tell you, I will not chase the Canaanites away so that you can take their land. Instead, they will cause trouble for you. Their false gods will cause you to turn away from me.’

⁴ When the Lord's angel had said this, the Israelites began to weep loudly.