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
1 tn Heb “And I also said.” The use of the perfect tense here suggests that the messenger is recalling an earlier statement (see Josh 23:12-13). However, some translate, “And I also say,” understanding the following words as an announcement of judgment upon those gathered at Bokim.
2 tn The words “If you disobey” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See Josh 23:12-13.
3 tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Canaanites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צִדִּים (tsiddim) is uncertain in this context. It may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “snare.” If so, a more literal translation would be “they will become snares to you.” Normally the term in question means “sides,” but this makes no sense here. On the basis of Num 33:55 some suggest the word for “thorns” has been accidentally omitted. If this word is added, the text would read, “they will become [thorns] in your sides” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).
5 tn Heb “their gods will become a snare to you.”
6 tn Or “The
7 tn Heb “robbers who robbed them.” (The verb שָׁסָה [shasah] appears twice in the verse.)
sn The expression robbers who plundered them is a derogatory reference to the enemy nations, as the next line indicates.
8 tn Heb “sold them into the hands of.”
9 tn The word “attacks” is supplied in the translation both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
10 tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.
11 tn Heb “the
12 tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”
13 tn Or “they experienced great distress.”