Judges 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight,¹ the Lord did them harm,² just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do.³ They suffered greatly.⁴

Judges 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim.⁵ Israel suffered greatly.⁶

¹tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

²tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

³tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

⁴tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

⁵tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

⁶tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”