Judges Chapter 2 verse 18 Holy Bible
And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
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And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
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Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them.
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And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
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And when the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: (for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and burdened them.)
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When Yahweh raised them up judges, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and vexed them.
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And when Jehovah raised up to them judges -- then was Jehovah with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repenteth Jehovah, because of their groaning from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) It repented the Lord--i.e., Jehovah was grieved. (Comp. Jonah 3:10, "God repented of the evil that He had said He would do unto them; and He did it not"--Genesis 6:6; Exodus 32:14; 1Samuel 15:35; Amos 7:3; Joel 2:13, &c.) The simple anthropomorphism of early ages never hesitates to describe the ways and thoughts of Jehovah by the analogy of human lives; nor is it easy to see how the sacred writers could have otherwise expressed their meaning. Yet they were, even in using this language, perfectly aware that it was only an imperfect and approximate method of explaining God's dealings with man; and when they are using the language of calm and unmetaphorical instruction they say, "God is not a man . . .that he should repent" (Numbers 23:19); "He is in one mind, and who can turn Him?" (Job 23:13); "I am the Lord, I change not" (Malachi 3:6). . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWheneverוְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelraised upהֵקִ֨ים (hê·qîm)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standa judgeשֹֽׁפְטִים֒ (šō·p̄ə·ṭîm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigatefor the Israelites,לָהֶם֮ (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew [He]יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwasוְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewithעִם־ (‘im-)PrepositionStrong's 5973: With, equally withthat judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט (haš·šō·p̄êṭ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigateand delivered themוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ (wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ām)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succorfrom the handsמִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 341: Hating, an adversarywhile the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט (haš·šō·w·p̄êṭ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigatewas still alive;כֹּ֖ל (kōl)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyfor the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwas moved to pityיִנָּחֵ֤ם (yin·nā·ḥêm)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avengeby their groaningמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם (min·na·’ă·qā·ṯām)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5009: A groan, groaningunder thoseמִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê)Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facewho oppressedלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם (lō·ḥă·ṣê·hem)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppressand afflicted them.וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ (wə·ḏō·ḥă·qê·hem)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1766: To thrust, crowd, oppressJump to PreviousAfflicted Burdened Compassion Crushed Delivered Enemies Hand Hands Judge Judges Moved Oppressed Pity Raised Reason Repented Saved Saviour Troubled Vexed
