Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
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Interpretation
The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is down-hill; omissions make way for commissions: when they neglected to destroy the heathen, they learned their works. One sin led to many more, and brought the judgments of God on them.