Judges 10:6–16

Israel Forsakes Yahweh Again

⁶Then the sons of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh and ^aserved the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, ^bthe gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; thus ^cthey forsook Yahweh and did not serve Him.

⁷So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He ^asold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the sons of Ammon.

⁸And they shattered and smashed the sons of Israel ¹that year; for eighteen years they did this to all the sons of Israel who were beyond the Jordan ²in Gilead in the land of the Amorites.

⁹Then the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.

Israel Cries Out to Yahweh

¹⁰And the ^asons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.”

¹¹Then Yahweh said to the sons of Israel, “Did I not save you ^afrom the Egyptians, ^bthe Amorites, ^cthe sons of Ammon, and the Philistines?

¹²“Also the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites ^aoppressed you. And you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hand.

¹³“Yet ^ayou have forsaken Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer save you.

¹⁴“^aGo and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”

¹⁵Then the sons of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned, so You, ^ado to us whatever seems good in Your eyes; only please deliver us this day.”

^16aSo they removed the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and ^1bHe could bear the trouble of Israel no longer.