2:11 The Israelites did evil before 1 the Lord by worshiping 2 the Baals. 2:12 They abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors 3 who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods – the gods of the nations who lived around them. They worshiped 4 them and made the Lord angry. 2:13 They abandoned the Lord and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars. 5
2:14 The Lord was furious with Israel 6 and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. 7 He turned them over to 8 their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks. 9 2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, 10 the Lord did them harm, 11 just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. 12 They suffered greatly. 13