KJV ORIGINAL
Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Yet you have abandoned me and worshiped other gods, so I will not rescue you anymore.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling the Israelites that because they have repeatedly turned away from Him to worship false gods, He will no longer come to their rescue when they're in trouble.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period of the Judges when Israel repeatedly fell into cycles of disobedience, oppression by enemies, crying out to God, and temporary deliverance. The Israelites had just cried out to God for help against the Ammonites and Philistines, but God was responding to their pattern of unfaithfulness by worshiping Canaanite gods like Baal and Ashtaroth.
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