2:20 The Lord was furious with Israel. 1 He said, “This nation 2 has violated the terms of the agreement I made with their ancestors 3 by disobeying me. 4 2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
1 tn Or “The
2 tn Heb “Because this nation.”
3 tn Heb “my covenant which I commanded their fathers.”
4 tn Heb “and has not listened to my voice.” The expression “to not listen to [God’s] voice” is idiomatic here for disobeying him.