Judges 2:21 (YLT)

Passage

I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,

Nearby Context

Judges 2:19 And it hath come to pass, at the death of the judge--they turn back and have done corruptly above their fathers, to go after other gods, to serve them, and to bow themselves to them; they have not fallen from their doings, and from their stiff way.

Judges 2:20 And the anger of Jehovah doth burn against Israel, and He saith, `Because that this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to My voice--

Judges 2:21 I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,

Judges 2:22 in order to try Israel by them, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept <FI>it<Fi> or not.'

Judges 2:23 And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "continue", "dispossess", "before", "nations", "joshua", "hath", "left", and "dieth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "continue" and "dispossess", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And the anger of Jehovah doth burn..." into verse 22's "in order to try Israel by them...", so "continue" and "dispossess" 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 "continue" and "dispossess" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.