"Wherefore I also¹ said,ª° I will not¹ drive them outª°¹ from beforeª¹ you; but they shall be¹ [as thorns] in your sides,ª and their godsª shall be¹ a snareª unto you." {Jdg 2:3} + "[Namely], fiveª lordsª of the Philistines,ª and all¹ the Canaanites,ª and the Sidonians,ª and the Hivitesª that dweltª° in mountª Lebanon,ª from mountª¹ Baalhermonª unto¹ the entering inª° of Hamath.ª" {Jdg 3:3} + "Know²° for a certaintyª° that¹ the LORDª your Godª will no¹ moreª° drive outª° [any of]¹ these¹ nationsª from beforeª¹ you; but they shall be¹ snaresª and trapsª unto you, and scourgesª in your sides,ª and thorns²¹ in your eyes,ª until¹ ye perishª° from off¹¹ this¹ goodª landª which¹ the LORDª your Godª hath givenª° you." {Jsh 23:13} + "Because¹ they had not¹ executedª° my judgments,ª but had despisedª° my statutes,ª and had pollutedª° my sabbaths,ª and their eyesª were¹ afterª their fathers'ª idols.ª" {Ezk 20:24} |