Wherefore, I said also, I will not cast them out before you, but they shall be (A)as thorns unto your sides, and their gods shall be your [a]destruction.

And when the Angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

Therefore they called the name of that place, [b]Bochim, and offered sacrifices there unto the Lord.

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  1. Judges 2:3 Or, snare.
  2. Judges 2:5 Or, weeping.

And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(A) they will become traps(B) for you, and their gods will become snares(C) to you.’”

When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(D) and they called that place Bokim.[a](E) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.