Judges 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Judges 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 2:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Judges 2:15 — World English Bible

Judges 2:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whithersoever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn unto them: and they were sore distressed. ”

Judges 2:15 — American Standard Version

Judges 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“in every <FI>place<Fi> where they have gone out, the hand of Jehovah hath been against them for evil, as Jehovah hath spoken, and as Jehovah hath sworn to them, and they are distressed--greatly.”

Judges 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whithersoever they went out the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had said, and as Jehovah had sworn unto them; and they were greatly distressed. ”

Judges 2:15 — Darby Translation

Judges 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whithersoeuer they went out, the hand of the Lord was sore against them, as ye Lord had sayd, and as the Lord had sworne vnto them: so he punished them sore.”

Judges 2:15 — Geneva Bible

Judges 2:15 in Context — Judges 2

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.

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What Does Judges 2:15 Mean?

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