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Then the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have abandoned our God and served the Baals."

And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord , saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

And the LORD said to the sons of Israel, "Did I not save you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines?

And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

"And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

"Yet you abandoned Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer save you.

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.

"Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress."

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

Then the sons of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please save us this day."

And the children of Israel said unto the Lord , We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and He could no longer endure the misery of Israel.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord : and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.