Judges 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

in every <FI>place<Fi> where they have gone out, the hand of Jehovah hath been against them for evil, as Jehovah hath spoken, and as Jehovah hath sworn to them, and they are distressed--greatly.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:13 yea, they forsake Jehovah, and do service to Baal and to Ashtaroth.

Judges 2:14 And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He giveth them into the hand of spoilers, and they spoil them, and He selleth them into the hand of their enemies round about, and they have not been able any more to stand before their enemies;

Judges 2:15 in every <FI>place<Fi> where they have gone out, the hand of Jehovah hath been against them for evil, as Jehovah hath spoken, and as Jehovah hath sworn to them, and they are distressed--greatly.

Judges 2:16 And Jehovah raiseth up judges, and they save them from the hand of their spoilers;

Judges 2:17 and also unto their judges they have not hearkened, but have gone a-whoring after other gods, and bow themselves to them; they have turned aside <FI>with<Fi> haste out of the way <FI>in<Fi> which their fathers walked to obey the commands of Jehovah--they have not done so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "place", "where", "gone", "hand", "jehovah", "hath", "been", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "place" and "where", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And the anger of Jehovah burneth against..." into verse 16's "And Jehovah raiseth up judges and they...", so "place" and "where" 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 "place" and "where" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.