Judges 2:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So now I say, 'I will not drive them out before you. They will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then saide I morouer: I wil not dryue them out before you, that they maye be a fall vnto you, and their goddes a snare.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore, I sayd also, I wil not cast them out before you, but they shalbe as thornes vnto your sides, & their gods shalbe your destruction.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore I haue lykewyse determined, that I will not cast them out before you: but they shalbe as thornes vnto you, and their goddes shalbe a snare vnto you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I also have said, I do not cast them out from your presence, and they have been to you for adversaries, and their gods are to you for a snare.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be `as thorns' in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And so I have said, I will not send them out from before you; but they will be a danger to you, and their gods will be a cause of falling to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    At that time I also warned you,‘If you disobey, I will not drive out the Canaanites before you. They will ensnare you and their gods will lure you away.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 33:55 : 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land where you live.
  • Josh 23:13 : 13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
  • Judg 2:21 : 21 'I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.'
  • Judg 3:6 : 6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
  • Ps 106:36 : 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
  • Exod 23:33 : 33 They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.
  • Exod 34:12 : 12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst.
  • 1 Kgs 11:1-7 : 1 King Solomon loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women. 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. 4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been. 5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not fully follow the LORD as David his father had done. 7 At that time Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill east of Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 33:55-56
    2 verses
    82%

    55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land where you live.

    56And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.

  • Exod 23:32-33
    2 verses
    81%

    32Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.

    33They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.

  • Josh 23:13
    80%

    13then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

  • Judg 2:2
    77%

    2But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?'

  • Exod 34:12
    75%

    12Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst.

  • Judg 2:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21'I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.'

    22I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.

    23The LORD allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out immediately by giving them into Joshua’s hand.

  • Exod 23:27-30
    4 verses
    74%

    27I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.

    28I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites from your path.

    29I will not drive them out before you in a single year, because the land would become desolate, and the wild animals would multiply against you.

    30Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you are fruitful and take possession of the land.

  • Deut 12:30
    73%

    30be careful that you are not ensnared by following them after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.'

  • Exod 23:23
    72%

    23My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.

  • Josh 24:12
    72%

    12I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings from before you. It was not by your sword or bow.

  • Judg 6:10
    72%

    10And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.’ But you did not listen to my voice.

  • Ps 106:36
    72%

    36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

  • Exod 33:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2I will send an angel ahead of you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

    3Go to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people, and I might destroy you on the way.

  • Deut 7:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

    17If you say in your heart, 'These nations are too numerous for me; how can I drive them out?'

  • Judg 3:4
    71%

    4They were left to test Israel in order to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had given to their ancestors through Moses.

  • Deut 7:20
    71%

    20Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left and hiding from you perish.

  • Exod 34:15
    71%

    15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.

  • Num 14:43
    71%

    43For the Amalekites and Canaanites are there to confront you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.

  • Lev 20:23
    71%

    23Do not follow the customs of the nations that I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    71%

    12They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Jer 16:13
    71%

    13Therefore, I will hurl you out of this land into a land you and your ancestors have not known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.'

  • Josh 7:12
    71%

    12That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

  • Deut 7:4
    70%

    4because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and He will quickly destroy you.

  • Judg 2:15
    70%

    15Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring disaster on them, as the LORD had said and sworn to them. And they were in great distress.

  • Deut 29:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Make sure there is no man or woman, family, or tribe among you whose heart turns away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of these nations. Make sure there is no root among you that produces poisonous and bitter fruit.

    18When such a person hears the words of this curse, they may bless themselves in their heart and say, 'I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the destruction of both the well-watered and the dry.

  • Deut 20:18
    70%

    18This is so they do not teach you to follow all the detestable practices they have done for their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.

  • Josh 23:7
    70%

    7Do not associate with these nations that remain among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.

  • Deut 7:25
    70%

    25You must burn the carved images of their gods in the fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, and do not take it for yourself, or you will be ensnared by it. For it is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 13:7
    70%

    7If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife of your embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

  • Deut 6:14
    70%

    14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

  • Hos 2:6
    70%

    6I will not show mercy to her children, for they are the children of unfaithfulness.

  • Deut 28:36
    70%

    36The LORD will drive you and the king you set over yourself to a nation that neither you nor your ancestors have known, and there you will serve other gods made of wood and stone.

  • Jer 25:6
    70%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

  • Deut 1:29
    70%

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Lev 26:37
    70%

    37They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from the sword, though no one pursues them. You will not be able to stand before your enemies.

  • Ps 81:9
    70%

    9Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!

  • Deut 7:22
    70%

    22The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you.

  • Deut 1:42
    70%

    42But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Deut 1:39
    69%

    39And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Deut 9:4
    69%

    4Do not say in your heart, when the LORD your God drives them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you.