Judges 2:11 (GNV)

Passage

Then the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the Lord, and serued Baalim,

Nearby Context

Judges 2:9 And they buryed him in the coastes of his inheritance, in Timnath-heres in mount Ephraim, on the Northside of mount Gaash.

Judges 2:10 And so all that generation was gathered vnto their fathers, and another generation arose after them, which neither knewe the Lord, nor yet the works, which he had done for Israel.

Judges 2:11 Then the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the Lord, and serued Baalim,

Judges 2:12 And forsooke ye Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and followed other gods, euen the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed vnto them, and prouoked the Lord to anger.

Judges 2:13 So they forsooke the Lord, and serued Baal, and Ashtaroth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "israel", "wickedly", "sight", "lord", "serued", and "baalim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And so all that generation was gathered..." into verse 12's "And forsooke ye Lord God of their...", so "children" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.