They forgot their God, their mighty savior, the one who had given them life.

The people of Israel forgot the LORD their God; they sinned against him and worshiped the idols of Baal and Asherah.

They forgot the God who had saved them by his mighty acts in Egypt.

Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can be counted.

Why were a thousand defeated by one, and ten thousand by only two? The LORD, their God, had abandoned them; their mighty God had given them up.

And so the LORD became furious with Israel and let raiders attack and rob them. He let the enemies all around overpower them, and the Israelites could no longer protect themselves.

So the LORD became angry with Israel and let King Cushan Rishathaim of Mesopotamia conquer them. They were subject to him for eight years.

So the LORD let them be conquered by Jabin, a Canaanite king who ruled in the city of Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived at Harosheth-of-the-Gentiles.

The LORD says, "Do you think I sent my people away like a man who divorces his wife? Where, then, are the papers of divorce? Do you think I sold you into captivity like a man who sells his children as slaves? No, you went away captive because of your sins; you were sent away because of your crimes.

"Why did my people fail to respond when I went to them to save them? Why did they not answer when I called? Am I too weak to save them? I can dry up the sea with a command and turn rivers into a desert, so that the fish in them die for lack of water.

So the LORD became angry with the Israelites, and let the Philistines and the Ammonites conquer them.

The Israelites sinned against the LORD again, and he let the Philistines rule them for forty years.

The people of Israel sinned against the LORD again. Because of this the LORD made King Eglon of Moab stronger than Israel.

but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the LORD became their enemy and fought against them.