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Judges 2:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. "

Judges 2:16

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14 The LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.

15 Wherever they went out, the LORD’s hand was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken, and as the LORD had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.

16 The LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

17 Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the LORD’s commandments. They didn’t do so.

18 When the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved the LORD because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.

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Judges 2:1

"The LORD’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you."

Judges 2:2

"You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?"

Judges 2:3

"Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”"

Judges 2:4

"When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept."

Judges 2:5

"They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD."

Judges 2:6

"Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land."

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