Judges 2:17 meaning and explanation
Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
Judges 2:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator summarizes the whole period of the judges. God had raised up deliverers, yet Israel would not listen to them, and the Hebrew verb for going after other gods is often rendered "prostituted themselves," picturing covenant unfaithfulness as adultery against the LORD.
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