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He said, “Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, <a href="/esv/judges/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, <a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice, <a href="/kjv/judges/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/judges/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not heeded My voice, <a href="/nasb_/judges/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has violated My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, <a href="/nasb/judges/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, &#8220Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, <a href="/nasb77/judges/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, <a href="/lsb/judges/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has trespassed against My covenant which I commanded their fathers and has not listened to My voice, <a href="/amp/judges/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed (violated) My covenant (binding agreement) which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, <a href="/csb/judges/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and he declared, “Because this nation has violated my covenant that I made with their ancestors and disobeyed me, <a href="/hcsb/judges/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD&#8217s anger burned against Israel, and He declared, &#8220Because this nation has violated My covenant that I made with their fathers and disobeyed Me, <a href="/asv/judges/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice, <a href="/cev/judges/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD was angry with Israel and said: The Israelites have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors. They won't obey me, <a href="/erv/judges/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; <a href="/gwt/judges/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD became angry with Israel. He said, "Because the people of this nation have rejected the promise I gave their ancestors and have not obeyed me, <a href="/gnt/judges/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the LORD would become furious with Israel and say, "This nation has broken the covenant that I commanded their ancestors to keep. Because they have not obeyed me, <a href="/isv/judges/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> In his burning anger against Israel, the LORD said, "Because the people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors to keep, and because they haven't obeyed me, <a href="/msb/judges/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, ?Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice, <a href="/net/judges/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD was furious with Israel. He said, "This nation has violated the terms of the agreement I made with their ancestors by disobeying me. <a href="/nheb/judges/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, "Because this nation has transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not obeyed my voice; <a href="/wbt/judges/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 to my voice; <a href="/web/judges/2.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the anger of YHWH burns against Israel, and He says, “Because that this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not listened to My voice— <a href="/ylt/judges/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the anger of Jehovah doth burn against Israel, and He saith, 'Because that this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to My voice -- <a href="/slt/judges/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the wrath of Jehovah will kindle against Israel; and he will say, Because that this nation passed by my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and heard not to my voice,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice: <a href="/cpdv/judges/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the fury of the Lord was enraged against Israel, and he said: “For this people has made void my covenant, which I had formed with their fathers, and they have despised listening to my voice. <a href="/nabre/judges/2.htm">New American Bible</a> The anger of the LORD flared up against Israel, and he said: Because this nation has transgressed my covenant, which I enjoined on their ancestors, and has not listened to me, <a href="/nrsvce/judges/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors, and have not obeyed my voice,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this people have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to my voice; <a href="/hpbt/judges/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH was provoked against Israel and he said: “Because this people violated my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and they have not listened to my voice<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and He said: 'Because this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto My voice; <a href="/sep/judges/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and said, Forasmuch as this nation has forsaken my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not hearkened to my voice, <a href="/parallel/judges/2-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=563" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/2.htm">Judges Raised Up</a> …19But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways. 20<a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄ (N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">So the anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: way·yi·ḥar- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">against Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and He said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">has transgressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I laid down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">for their fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heeded</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: lə·qō·w·lî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">My voice,</a> 21I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. / On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Joshua 23:16</a> If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.” <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-27</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Psalm 78:56-62</a> But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees. / They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. / They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. ... <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a> But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10-11</a> They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them. <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8-9</a> But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. / But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a> My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10-11</a> Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-11</a> Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ... <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people has transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not listened to my voice;the anger<a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a> 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.<a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.<a href="/judges/10-7.htm">Judges 10:7</a> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.transgressed<a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a> And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do… <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Deuteronomy 29:10-13</a> Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, … <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Joshua 23:16</a> When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/joshua/22-18.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/judges/2-17.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/judges/2-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/judges/2-7.htm">True.</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-29.htm">Violated</a> <a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-27.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/judges/6-39.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/judges/3-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/judges/20-27.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/judges/6-10.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/judges/6-10.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-33.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/judges/5-15.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Violated</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 2</div>1. <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">An angel rebukes the people at Bochim</a> 6. <a href="/judges/2-6.htm">The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua</a> 14. <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">God's anger and pity toward them</a> 20. <a href="/judges/2-20.htm">The Canaanites left to prove Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Old Testament, God's anger is often depicted as a response to covenant unfaithfulness. The imagery of "burning" suggests intense displeasure and impending judgment. This is consistent with other instances in the Bible, such as in <a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10</a>, where God's anger is kindled against the Israelites for worshiping the golden calf. The anger of the LORD is not arbitrary but is a response to Israel's repeated idolatry and failure to uphold their covenant obligations.and He said, This introduces a divine pronouncement, emphasizing that the following words are directly from God. In biblical narratives, when God speaks, it often signifies a moment of judgment, instruction, or promise. The direct speech underscores the seriousness of the situation and the authority of God's words.“Because this nation has transgressed the covenant The term "transgressed" implies a deliberate violation of the covenant, which was a binding agreement between God and Israel. The covenant, given at Sinai, included laws and commandments that the Israelites were to follow as God's chosen people. Transgression of the covenant is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting Israel's failure to remain faithful to God. This breach of covenant is akin to spiritual adultery, as seen in the prophetic writings of Hosea, where Israel's unfaithfulness is likened to an unfaithful spouse.I laid down for their fathers This refers to the covenant established with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and later reaffirmed with Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. The covenant included promises of land, descendants, and blessings, contingent upon Israel's obedience. The phrase "laid down" suggests a foundation or a set of instructions that were meant to guide the nation. The historical context here is crucial, as it connects the current generation's disobedience to the faithfulness expected since the time of their ancestors.and has not heeded My voice, To "heed" means to listen and obey. God's voice was communicated through the Law, the prophets, and direct revelation. The failure to heed God's voice indicates a willful disregard for His commandments and guidance. This disobedience is a central issue throughout the book of Judges, where the cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance is repeated. The phrase also echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, where Israel is commanded to listen and love the LORD with all their heart, soul, and strength. The lack of obedience to God's voice ultimately leads to consequences, as seen in the subsequent narratives of Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is just and righteous, and whose anger is kindled by Israel's disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, who repeatedly falls into cycles of sin, idolatry, and disobedience, despite being recipients of God's covenant promises. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The solemn agreement between God and Israel, established with their forefathers, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a> Refers to the patriarchs and leaders like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, with whom God established His covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_voice_of_god.htm">The Voice of God</a> Represents God's commandments and instructions given to Israel through the Law and the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> God's anger is a response to sin, emphasizing the seriousness of transgressing His covenant. Believers should recognize the gravity of sin and its consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Listening to God's voice is crucial. Just as Israel was called to obey, Christians are called to heed God's Word and live according to His commands. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> While God is faithful to His promises, He is also just in His judgments. Understanding both aspects of God's character helps believers maintain a balanced view of His nature. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_covenant.htm">The Role of Covenant</a> The covenant relationship between God and His people is foundational. Christians are part of the New Covenant through Christ, which calls for a life of faithfulness and obedience. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a> The history of Israel serves as a warning and a lesson. Believers should learn from past mistakes to avoid repeating them in their spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 2</a> <a href="/q/why_attribute_victories_to_divine_acts.htm">Why do biblical writers often attribute historical victories and defeats to divine intervention rather than natural causes?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_canaanites_appear_after_joshua_10.htm">How can the subsequent presence of these Canaanite peoples in later passages be explained if they were thoroughly defeated as stated in Joshua 10?</a> <a href="/q/why_couldn't_israel_drive_out_some_peoples.htm">Joshua 13:13 – How could Israel remain unable to drive out certain peoples if God supposedly promised victory, suggesting an inconsistency with divine intervention claims? </a> <a href="/q/why_couldn't_ephraimites_expel_canaanites.htm">If God promised the land to Israel, why were the Ephraimites unable to drive out the Canaanites (Joshua 16:10), raising questions about divine promises?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) This people.--Comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/6-9.htm" title="And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>, "Go, and tell this people"; <a href="/judges/8-12.htm" title="And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.">Judges 8:12</a>.Hath transgressed my covenant.--The same expression is used in <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm" title="When you have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.">Joshua 23:16</a>. <a href="/commentaries/judges/2-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the anger אַ֥ף (’ap̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel burned וַיִּֽחַר־ (way·yi·ḥar-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy against Israel, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and He said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Because יַעַן֩ (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause this הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that nation הַגּ֣וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts has transgressed עָבְר֜וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on the covenant בְּרִיתִי֙ (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant I laid down צִוִּ֣יתִי (ṣiw·wî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order for their fathers אֲבוֹתָ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and has not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no heeded שָׁמְע֖וּ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently My voice, לְקוֹלִֽי׃ (lə·qō·w·lî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/2-20.htm">OT History: Judges 2:20 The anger of Yahweh was kindled against (Jd Judg. 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