Holy Scripture

Judges 2:4

A church father on this verse
“Let us consider where he has set his ascent: "In the valley of tears, in the place that he has appointed." We have read in the book of Judges that when the angel came and preached repentance to the people, saying, "You have abandoned the Lord, and the Lord shall abandon you," the Israelites wept aloud when they heard…”
Jerome, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS, ALTERNATE SERIES 63 (Ps 83)

Source: Septuagint

Original

4And it came to pass when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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In context

2And ye shall make no covenant with them that dwell in this land, neither shall ye worship their gods; but ye shall destroy their graven images, ye shall pull down their altars: but ye hearkened not to my voice, for ye did these things.

3And I said, I will not drive them out from before you, but they shall be for a distress to you, and their gods shall be to you for an offense.

— Judges 2:4 —

5And they named the name of that place Weepings; and they sacrificed there to the Lord.

6And Joshua dismissed the people, and they went every man to his inheritance, to inherit the land.

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