Catholic Public Domain Version
"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. "
— Judges 2:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.”
“And Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them. ”
“Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who despoiled them.”
“The LORD raised up leaders who delivered them from these robbers.”
“And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them,”
“Then the Lord gave them judges, as their saviours from the hands of those who were cruel to them.”
“Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.”
forsaking him, and serving Baal and Ashtaroth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And while the Lord was raising up the judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and he listened to the groaning of the afflicted, and he freed them from the slaughter of their oppressors.
But after a judge had died, they turned back, and they were doing much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them, and adoring them. They did not abandon their pursuits and their very stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk.