17:20a So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel.

So Yahweh rejected all the descendants of Jacob/Israel.

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As a result Yahweh stopped protecting/helping the peoples/tribes of ⌊both⌋ Israel ⌊and Judah⌋ .

17:20b He afflicted them

He made them suffer

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He punished them

17:20c and delivered them into the hands of plunderers,

and allowed men/raiders to plunder/loot ⌊their towns/homes⌋ .

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by letting ⌊their enemies⌋ steal/take their possessions.

17:20d until He had banished them from His presence.

In the end he pushed them away from him, ⌊out of the land of Israel⌋ .

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Finally Yahweh sent them away from his presence/⌊land⌋ .

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