Judges 2:20

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;

Cross-references

Judges 2:14 Parallel

Judges 2:14 shows God handing Israel to enemies in anger; Judges 2:20 gives the cause: covenant violation. They are cause and effect.

Judges 2:2 Parallel

Judges 2:2 records God's rebuke for disobeying his command—this disobedience directly leads to the anger declared in 2:20.

Judges 3:8 Parallel

Judges 3:8 shows the direct consequence: God sells Israel into oppression, fulfilling the anger declared here.

Judges 6:1 Parallel

Judges 6:1 repeats the cycle: Israel's evil leads to oppression—consistent with the covenant breaking that kindled God's anger in 2:20.

Judges 4:1 Parallel

Judges 4:1 continues the cycle: after Ehud died, Israel again did evil—showing the recurring pattern of covenant breaking from 2:20.

Judges 10:7 Parallel

Judges 10:7 repeats the same pattern of God's anger and selling Israel into bondage, echoing this cycle later.

Jeremiah 31:32 references the same broken covenant, contrasting it with the promised new covenant.

Exodus 24:3–8 Historical context

Exodus 24:3-8 describes the covenant ratification that Israel later breaks, providing the background for God's anger here.

Joshua 24:21-25 shows Israel solemnly promising to serve God, contrasting with their covenant breaking in Judges.

Joshua 23:16 warns that breaking the covenant will kindle God's anger—exactly what happens here.

Deuteronomy 29:10–13 Historical context

Deuteronomy 29:10-13 records a covenant renewal, showing the ongoing covenantal relationship that Israel violates here.

Joshua 7:11 Parallel

Joshua 7:11 describes Israel 'transgressed my covenant' in Achan's sin—the same language used in Judges 2:20 for covenant breaking.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 prophesies Israel will break the covenant—this is the very transgression that triggers God's anger in Judges 2:20.

Deuteronomy 7:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 7:4 warns that intermarriage will kindle God's anger—this warning is fulfilled in the judgment of Judges 2:20.

Numbers 25:3 uses the same phrase 'anger of the LORD was kindled' when Israel joined Baal‑peor—a direct parallel to the covenant violation here.

Psalm 78:58 Parallel

Psalm 78:58 describes Israel provoking God with high places and idols, the same cause for His anger here.

Psalm 106:40 echoes this exact phrase 'anger of the LORD was kindled' over Israel's disobedience and idolatry.

1 Samuel 8:8 summarizes Israel's continual forsaking of God—the same pattern of covenant breaking that began in Judges 2:20.

Psalm 81:14 Contrast

Psalm 81:14 imagines God subduing enemies if Israel had listened — contrasting with His actual anger in this verse.

Exodus 32:10 records a similar divine anger over covenant breaking (golden calf), showing a prior instance of such wrath.