士师记 2:20

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

於是耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作，說：“因為這國的人違背我吩咐他們列祖的約，不聽從我的話，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
於 是 耶 和 华 的 怒 气 向 以 色 列 人 发 作 。 他 说 ： 因 这 民 违 背 我 吩 咐 他 们 列 祖 所 守 的 约 ， 不 听 从 我 的 话 ，

Contextual Overview

⁶ Then Joshua sent the people back to their land. ⁷ The people served the Lord during the lifetime of Joshua and during the lifetimes of the elders who lived after Joshua and who had seen what great things the Lord had done for Israel. ⁸ Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord , died at the age of one hundred ten. ⁹ They buried him in his own land at Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. ¹⁰ After those people had died, their children grew up and did not know the Lord or what he had done for Israel. ¹¹ So they did what the Lord said was wrong, and they worshiped the Baal idols. ¹² They quit following the Lord , the God of their ancestors who had brought them out of Egypt. They began to worship the gods of the people who lived around them, and that made the Lord angry. ¹³ The Israelites quit following the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtoreth. ¹⁴ The Lord was angry with the people of Israel, so he handed them over to robbers who took their possessions. He let their enemies who lived around them defeat them; they could not protect themselves. ¹⁵ When the Israelites went out to fight, they always lost, because the Lord was not with them. The Lord had sworn to them this would happen. So the Israelites suffered very much.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the anger: Judges 2:14, Judges 3:8, Judges 10:7, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 32:11, Deuteronomy 32:22

transgressed: Exodus 24:3-8, Deuteronomy 29:10-13, Joshua 23:16, Joshua 24:21-25, Jeremiah 31:32, Ezekiel 20:37

Reciprocal: Numbers 25:3 - the anger Deuteronomy 7:4 - so will Deuteronomy 17:2 - in transgressing Deuteronomy 31:16 - break my Joshua 7:11 - transgressed Judges 2:2 - but ye have Judges 4:1 - did evil Judges 6:1 - did evil 1 Samuel 8:8 - General 1 Kings 9:21 - left Psalms 78:58 - moved Psalms 81:14 - I should Psalms 106:40 - the wrath

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel,.... As at first, so whenever they fell into idolatry; see Judges 2:14;

and he said, because this people have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers; made at Sinai, in which they were enjoined to have no other gods before him:

and have not hearkened to my voice; in his commands, and particularly what related to his worship and against idolatry.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This verse is connected with Judges 2:13. The intermediate verses refer to much later times; they have the appearance of being the reflections of the compiler interspersed with the original narrative. But Judges 2:20 catches up the thread only to let it fall immediately. All that follows, down to the end of Judges 3:7, seems to be another digression, closing with words like those of Judges 2:13.

It does not appear how this message was given to Israel, whether by Angel, or prophet, or Urim, nor indeed is it certain whether any message was given. The words may be understood as merely explaining what passed through the divine mind, and expressing the thoughts which regulated the divine proceeding.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 2:20. The anger of the Lord was hot — They were as fuel by their transgressions; and the displeasure of the Lord was as a fire about to kindle and consume that fuel.