Judges 2:3
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.”Judges 2:3
What Does Judges 2:3 Mean?
Judges 2:3 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 2, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Judges 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 33:55“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”Joshua 23:13“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”2 Corinthians 12:7“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”Psalms 106:36“And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.”Exodus 23:33“They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”Deuteronomy 7:16“And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.”Judges 3:6“And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.”Exodus 34:12“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”Judges 2:21“I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:”1 Kings 11:1“But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;”Deuteronomy 20:18“That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.”Deuteronomy 28:43“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”Ezekiel 28:24“And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”Romans 6:12“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
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