Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine. Jeremiah 11:22

Trivia: In Jeremiah 9, what does God say he'll make Jerusalem into?

In Judges, when the Israelites do evil in the sight of the Lord, how does God respond?


By selling them to their enemies

Here are some examples:
The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 2:11
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies. Judges 2:14
The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:7
The anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them. Judges 3:8
The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12
The LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12
The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 4:1
And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan. Judges 4:2
The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 6:1
And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. Judges 6:1
The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 10:6
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. Judges 10:7
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 13:1
And the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. Judges 13:1
The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 2:11 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies. 2:14 The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:7 The anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them. 3:8 The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 3:12a The LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 3:12b The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 4:1 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan. 4:2 The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 6:1a And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 6:1b The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 10:6 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 10:7 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD. Judges 13:1a And the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. Judges 13:1

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