Describes a time when Israel was ruled by judges and the cycle of turning away from God, facing trouble, and then returning to Him.
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
So I said, I won't get rid of them for you; instead, they will be like annoying thorns to you, and their gods will be a trap for you.