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And as for you, do not make a covenant[a] with the inhabitants of this land; break down their altars.’ But you did not listen to my voice. Why would you do such a thing?[b] Now I say, I will not drive them out from before you; they will become as thorns[c] for you, and their gods will be a trap for you.” And as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the Israelites,[d] the people wept bitterly.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:2 Literally “cut a covenant”
  2. Judges 2:2 Literally “What is this thing you have done?”
  3. Judges 2:3 Or “become snares;” some ancient manuscripts read “be adversaries”
  4. Judges 2:4 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Judges 2:4 Literally “lifted up their voices and they wept”