Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations."

"Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,

O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel -- he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.

"So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things -- we are slaves!

Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.

Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.

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Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

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Nevertheless

"So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things -- we are slaves!
O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

That they may

"Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,
These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel -- he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.
Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.
Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.

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"So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things -- we are slaves!

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