1 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to ^jBochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ^k‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 ^land you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ^myou shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? 3 So now I say, ⁿI will not drive them out before you, but they shall become ^othorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” 4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim.¹ And they sacrificed there to the Lord.