Judges 2:21-22
Judges 2:20-22 The Message (MSG)
And GOD’s anger blazed against Israel. He said, “Because these people have thrown out my covenant that I commanded their parents and haven’t listened to me, I’m not driving out one more person from the nations that Joshua left behind when he died. I’ll use them to test Israel and see whether they stay on GOD’s road and walk down it as their parents did.”
Judges 2:21-22 King James Version (KJV)
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: that through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Judges 2:21-22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.”
Judges 2:21-22 New Century Version (NCV)
I will no longer defeat the nations who were left when Joshua died. I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the LORD’s commands as their ancestors did.”
Judges 2:21-22 American Standard Version (ASV)
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died; that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Judges 2:21-22 New International Version (NIV)
I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.”
Judges 2:21-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the LORD, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.”
Judges 2:21-22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left [to be conquered] when he died, in order to test [the loyalty of] Israel by them, whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers did, or not.”
Judges 2:21-22 New Living Translation (NLT)
I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the LORD as their ancestors did.”