10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.(A) 11 Then the Israelites did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord(C) and served the Baals.(D) 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods(E) of the peoples around them.(F) They aroused(G) the Lord’s anger(H) 13 because they forsook(I) him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.(J) 14 In his anger(K) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(L) of raiders who plundered(M) them. He sold them(N) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(O) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(P) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(Q)

16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[a](R) who saved(S) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(T) themselves to other gods(U) and worshiped them.(V) They quickly turned(W) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(X)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19

58 They angered him(A) with their high places;(B)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(C)

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59 When God heard(A) them, he was furious;(B)
    he rejected Israel(C) completely.

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38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(A) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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