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World English Bible

Judges 2 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’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.
[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?
[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.’”
[4] When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
[5] They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
[6] Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
[7] The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
[8] Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
[9] They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
[10] After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
[11] The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.
[12] They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
[13] They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
[14] Yahweh’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, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
[16] Yahweh 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 Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
[18] When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
[19] But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
[20] Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
[21] I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
[22] that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
[23] So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.

Judges 2:5 “Bochim” means “weepers”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 2 (KJVS)

[1] And an angel of the Lord came up () from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, () I made you to go up () out of Egypt, and have brought () you unto the land which I sware () unto your fathers; and I said, () I will never break () my covenant with you.
[2] And ye shall make () no league with the inhabitants () of this land; ye shall throw down () their altars: but ye have not obeyed () my voice: why have ye done () this?
[3] Wherefore I also said, () I will not drive them out () from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
[4] And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake () these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up () their voice, and wept. ()
[5] And they called () the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed () there unto the Lord.
[6] And when Joshua had let the people go, () the children of Israel went () every man unto his inheritance to possess () the land.
[7] And the people served () the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived () Joshua, who had seen () all the great works of the Lord, that he did () for Israel.
[8] And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, () being an hundred and ten years old.
[9] And they buried () him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
[10] And also all that generation were gathered () unto their fathers: and there arose () another generation after them, which knew () not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done () for Israel.
[11] And the children of Israel did () evil in the sight of the Lord, and served () Baalim:
[12] and they forsook () the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out () of the land of Egypt, and followed () other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed () themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. ()
[13] And they forsook () the Lord, and served () Baal and Ashtaroth.
[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.
[19] And it came to pass, when the judge () was dead, that they returned, () and corrupted () themselves more than their fathers, in following () other gods to serve () them, and to bow down () unto them; they ceased () not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
[20] And the anger of the Lord was hot () against Israel; and he said, () Because that this people hath transgressed () my covenant which I commanded () their fathers, and have not hearkened () unto my voice;
[21] I also will not henceforth () drive out () any from before them of the nations which Joshua left () when he died: ()
[22] that through them I may prove () Israel, whether they will keep () the way of the Lord to walk () therein, as their fathers did keep () it, or not.
[23] Therefore the Lord left () those nations, without driving them out () hastily; neither delivered () he them into the hand of Joshua.

Judges 2:1 Or, messenger
Judges 2:5 That is, Weepers
Judges 2:7 Heb. prolonged days after Joshua
Judges 2:16 Heb. saved
Judges 2:19a Or, were corrupt
Judges 2:19b Heb. they let nothing fall of their
Judges 2:23 Or, suffered

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 2 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἀνέβη () ἄγγελος () κυρίου () ἀπὸ () Γαλγαλ ἐπὶ () τὸν () Κλαυθμῶνα καὶ () ἐπὶ () Βαιθηλ καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () Ισραηλ () καὶ () εἶπεν πρὸς () αὐτούς () Κύριος () κύριος () ἀνεβίβασεν () ὑμᾶς () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου () καὶ () εἰσήγαγεν () ὑμᾶς () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν, () ἣν () ὤμοσεν () τοῖς () πατράσιν () ὑμῶν () τοῦ () δοῦναι () ὑμῖν, () καὶ () εἶπεν ὑμῖν () Οὐ () διασκεδάσω τὴν () διαθήκην () μου () τὴν () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα· ()
[2] καὶ () ὑμεῖς () οὐ () διαθήσεσθε () διαθήκην () τοῖς () ἐγκαθημένοις εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () ταύτην () οὐδὲ () τοῖς () θεοῖς () αὐτῶν () οὐ () μὴ () προσκυνήσητε, () ἀλλὰ () τὰ () γλυπτὰ αὐτῶν () συντρίψετε () καὶ () τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () αὐτῶν () κατασκάψετε. () Καὶ () οὐκ () εἰσηκούσατε () τῆς () φωνῆς () μου, () ὅτε () ταῦτα () ἐποιήσατε. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐγὼ () εἶπα Οὐ () προσθήσω () τοῦ () μετοικίσαι () τὸν () λαόν, () ὃν () εἶπα τοῦ () ἐξολεθρεῦσαι () αὐτοὺς () ἐκ () προσώπου () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () ἔσονται () ὑμῖν () εἰς () συνοχάς, () καὶ () οἱ () θεοὶ () αὐτῶν () ἔσονται () ὑμῖν () εἰς () σκάνδαλον. ()
[4] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὡς () ἐλάλησεν () ὁ () ἄγγελος () κυρίου () τοὺς () λόγους () τούτους () πρὸς () πάντα () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἐπῆρεν () ὁ () λαὸς () τὴν () φωνὴν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἔκλαυσαν. ()
[5] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐκλήθη () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τόπου () ἐκείνου () Κλαυθμών· καὶ () ἔθυσαν () ἐκεῖ () τῷ () κυρίῳ. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἐξαπέστειλεν () Ἰησοῦς () τὸν () λαόν, () καὶ () ἀπῆλθαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () ἕκαστος () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἰς () τὴν () κληρονομίαν () αὐτοῦ () τοῦ () κατακληρονομῆσαι () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἐδούλευσεν () ὁ () λαὸς () τῷ () κυρίῳ () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας () Ἰησοῦ () καὶ () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων, () ὅσοι () ἐμακροημέρευσαν μετὰ () Ἰησοῦν, () ὅσοι () ἔγνωσαν () πᾶν () τὸ () ἔργον () κυρίου () τὸ () μέγα, () ὃ () ἐποίησεν () τῷ () Ισραηλ. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐτελεύτησεν () Ἰησοῦς () υἱὸς () Ναυη δοῦλος () κυρίου () υἱὸς () ἑκατὸν () δέκα () ἐτῶν. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔθαψαν () αὐτὸν () ἐν () ὁρίῳ () τῆς () κληρονομίας () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () Θαμναθαρες ἐν () ὄρει () Εφραιμ () ἀπὸ () βορρᾶ () τοῦ () ὄρους () Γαας.
[10] Καὶ () πᾶσα () ἡ () γενεὰ () ἐκείνη () προσετέθησαν () πρὸς () τοὺς () πατέρας () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ἀνέστη () γενεὰ () ἑτέρα () μετ’ () αὐτούς, () ὅσοι () οὐκ () ἔγνωσαν () τὸν () κύριον () καὶ () τὸ () ἔργον, () ὃ () ἐποίησεν () τῷ () Ισραηλ. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐναντίον () κυρίου () καὶ () ἐλάτρευον () τοῖς () Βααλιμ.
[12] Καὶ () ἐγκατέλιπον () τὸν () κύριον () θεὸν () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτῶν () τὸν () ἐξαγαγόντα () αὐτοὺς () ἐκ () γῆς () Αἰγύπτου () καὶ () ἐπορεύθησαν () ὀπίσω () θεῶν () ἑτέρων () ἀπὸ () τῶν () θεῶν () τῶν () λαῶν () τῶν () περικύκλῳ αὐτῶν () καὶ () προσεκύνησαν () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () παρώργισαν () τὸν () κύριον ()
[13] καὶ () ἐγκατέλιπον () τὸν () κύριον () καὶ () ἐλάτρευσαν () τῇ () Βααλ () καὶ () ταῖς () Ἀστάρταις.
[14] Καὶ () ὠργίσθη () θυμῷ () κύριος () τῷ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () παρέδωκεν () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () χειρὶ () προνομευόντων, καὶ () ἐπρονόμευσαν αὐτούς· () καὶ () ἀπέδοτο () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () χειρὶ () τῶν () ἐχθρῶν () αὐτῶν () κυκλόθεν, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἠδυνάσθησαν () ἀντιστῆναι () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () τῶν () ἐχθρῶν () αὐτῶν. ()
[15] Ἐν () πᾶσιν, () οἷς () ἐπόρνευον, () καὶ () χεὶρ () κυρίου () ἦν () αὐτοῖς () εἰς () κακά, () καθὼς () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () καὶ () καθὼς () ὤμοσεν () κύριος, () καὶ () ἐξέθλιψεν αὐτοὺς () σφόδρα. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἤγειρεν () αὐτοῖς () κύριος () κριτὰς () καὶ () ἔσωσεν () αὐτοὺς () ἐκ () χειρὸς () τῶν () προνομευόντων αὐτούς. ()
[17] Καί () γε () τῶν () κριτῶν () αὐτῶν () οὐκ () ἐπήκουσαν, () ὅτι () ἐξεπόρνευσαν () ὀπίσω () θεῶν () ἑτέρων () καὶ () προσεκύνησαν () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () παρώργισαν () τὸν () κύριον· () καὶ () ἐξέκλιναν () ταχὺ () ἐκ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ, () ἧς () ἐπορεύθησαν () οἱ () πατέρες () αὐτῶν () τοῦ () εἰσακούειν () ἐντολὰς () κυρίου, () οὐκ () ἐποίησαν () οὕτως. ()
[18] Καὶ () ὅτι () ἤγειρεν () αὐτοῖς () κύριος () κριτάς, () καὶ () ἦν () κύριος () μετὰ () τοῦ () κριτοῦ () καὶ () ἔσωσεν () αὐτοὺς () ἐκ () χειρὸς () τῶν () ἐχθρῶν () αὐτῶν () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας () τοῦ () κριτοῦ, () ὅτι () παρεκλήθη () κύριος () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () στεναγμοῦ () αὐτῶν () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () τῶν () πολιορκούντων αὐτοὺς () καὶ () κακούντων () αὐτούς. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὡς () ἀπέθνῃσκεν () ὁ () κριτής, () καὶ () ἀπέστρεψαν () καὶ () πάλιν () διέφθειραν () ὑπὲρ () τοὺς () πατέρας () αὐτῶν () πορευθῆναι () ὀπίσω () θεῶν () ἑτέρων () λατρεύειν () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () προσκυνεῖν () αὐτοῖς· () οὐκ () ἀπέρριψαν () τὰ () ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτῶν () καὶ () οὐκ () ἀπέστησαν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ () αὐτῶν () τῆς () σκληρᾶς. ()
[20] Καὶ () ὠργίσθη () θυμῷ () κύριος () ἐν () τῷ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () εἶπεν Ἀνθ’ () ὧν () ὅσα () ἐγκατέλιπαν () τὸ () ἔθνος () τοῦτο () τὴν () διαθήκην () μου, () ἣν () ἐνετειλάμην () τοῖς () πατράσιν () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () οὐχ () ὑπήκουσαν () τῆς () φωνῆς () μου, ()
[21] καὶ () ἐγὼ () οὐ () προσθήσω () τοῦ () ἐξᾶραι () ἄνδρα () ἐκ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἐθνῶν, () ὧν () κατέλιπεν () Ἰησοῦς () καὶ () ἀφῆκεν, ()
[22] τοῦ () πειράσαι () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () τὸν () Ισραηλ () εἰ () φυλάσσονται () τὴν () ὁδὸν () κυρίου () πορεύεσθαι () ἐν () αὐτῇ, () ὃν () τρόπον () ἐφυλάξαντο () οἱ () πατέρες () αὐτῶν, () ἢ () οὔ. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἀφῆκεν () κύριος () τὰ () ἔθνη () ταῦτα () τοῦ () μὴ () ἐξᾶραι () αὐτὰ () τὸ () τάχος () καὶ () οὐ () παρέδωκεν () αὐτὰ () ἐν () χειρὶ () Ἰησοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.