Judges 2:3

God's Word

So I have this to say, ‘I will not force them out of your way. They will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 106:36

and they worshiped their idols, which became a trap for them.

Exodus 23:33

Never let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me and trap you into serving their gods.”

Exodus 34:12

Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you’re going. This will prove to be a trap to you.

Numbers 33:55

“ ‘But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the people the Lord your God hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you.

Joshua 23:13

then you should know that the Lord your God will never again force these people out of your way. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip laid to your sides, and thorns in your eyes until none of you are left in this good land that the Lord your God has given you.

Judges 2:21

I will no longer force out the nations Joshua left behind when he died.

Judges 2:4

While the Messenger of the Lord was saying this to all the people of Israel, they began to cry loudly.

Judges 3:6

The Israelites allowed their sons and daughters to marry these people. Israel also served their gods.

Judges 8:27

Then Gideon used the gold to make an idol  and placed it in his hometown, Ophrah. All Israel chased after it there as though it were a prostitute. It became a trap for Gideon and his family.