Judges 2:15 CPDV

¹³  forsaking him, and serving Baal and Ashtaroth.

¹⁴  And the Lord, having become angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers, who seized them and sold them to the enemies that were living on all sides. Neither were they able to withstand their adversaries.

¹⁵  Instead, wherever they wanted to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, just as he said and just as he swore to them. And they were greatly afflicted.

¹⁶  And the Lord raised up judges, who would free them from the hands of their oppressors. But they were not willing to listen to them.

¹⁷  Fornicating with foreign gods and adoring them, they quickly deserted the way along which their fathers had advanced. And having heard the commandments of the Lord, they did all things to the contrary.