The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
In the Hebrew text the phrase "the anger of the Lord was kindled" (Judges 3:8) reads literally "the Lord’s nose became hot." This is one of the most obvious examples of an anthropomorphism of God in the Old Testament. It pictures His anger most graphically. [Note: Lewis, p. 31.] 