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Judges 2:14-18
Good News Translation
Judges 2:14-18
Good News Translation
14 And so the Lord became furious with Israel and let raiders attack and rob them. He let the enemies all around overpower them, and the Israelites could no longer protect themselves. 15 Every time they would go into battle, the Lord was against them, just as he had said he would be. They were in great distress.
16 Then the Lord gave the Israelites leaders who saved them from the raiders. 17 But the Israelites paid no attention to their leaders. Israel was unfaithful to the Lord and worshiped other gods. Their fathers had obeyed the Lord's commands, but this new generation soon stopped doing so. 18 Whenever the Lord gave Israel a leader, the Lord would help that leader and would save the people from their enemies as long as that leader lived. The Lord would have mercy on them because they groaned under their suffering and oppression.
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Judges 2:14-18
New International Version
Judges 2:14-18
New International Version
14 In his anger(A) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(B) of raiders who plundered(C) them. He sold them(D) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(E) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(F) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(G)
16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a](H) who saved(I) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(J) themselves to other gods(K) and worshiped them.(L) They quickly turned(M) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(N) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(O) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(P) because of their groaning(Q) under those who oppressed and afflicted(R) them.
Footnotes
- Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
Judges 2:14-18
King James Version
Judges 2:14-18
King James Version
14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.
16 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.
18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
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