Judges 2:18
in Judges 2Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Judges 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe Lord was with the judge - God himself was king, and the judge was his representative. It repented the Lord - He changed his purpose towards them: he purposed to destroy them because of their sin; they repented and turned to him, and he changed this purpose. The purpose was to destroy them if they did not repent; when they did repent, his not destroying them was quite consistent with his purpose.
This site's exposition
when the LORD raised them up judges
on Judges 2:18-19
The reason given for the rescue is their groaning rather than their repentance, which the verse says plainly, it repented the LORD because of their groanings. Deliverance lasts exactly as long as the judge lives and no longer. Verse 19 is where the cycle becomes a descent, since they corrupted themselves more than their fathers, so each round starts lower than the last and the book is built on that slope.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Judges 2:11-19
An attentive consideration of them, therefore, is of the greatest importance to a right understanding of the strange and varying phases of Israelitish history, from the death of Joshua till the establishment of the monarchy. served Baalim--The plural is used to include all the gods of the country.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִֽי־ | vekhi- | and if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הֵקִ֨ים | hekim | he raised up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה׀ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לָהֶם֮ | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ | shofetim | judges | H8199 → | 202 times |
| וְהָיָ֤ה | vehayah | and he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט | hashofet | the judge | H8199 → | 202 times |
| וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ | vehoshiam | and he delivered them | H3467 → | 206 times |
| מִיַּ֣ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾoyeveihem | enemies their | H341 → | 282 times |
| כֹּ֖ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְמֵ֣י | yemei | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט | hashofet | the judge | H8199 → | 202 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִנָּחֵ֤ם | yinachem | he had compassion | H5162 → | 108 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם | minaakatam | from groaning their | H5009 → | |
| מִפְּנֵ֥י | mipenei | <from> because of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם | lochatzeihem | [those who] oppressed them | H3905 → | 19 times |
| וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ | vedochakeihem | and [those who] oppressed them | H1766 → |
וְכִֽי־and if
vekhi-H3588 →4482 times
הֵקִ֨יםhe raised up
hekimH6965 →628 times
יְהוָ֥ה׀Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לָהֶם֮for <the> them
lahem
שֹֽׁפְטִים֒judges
shofetimH8199 →202 times
וְהָיָ֤הand he was
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הַשֹּׁפֵ֔טthe judge
hashofetH8199 →202 times
וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙and he delivered them
vehoshiamH3467 →206 times
מִיַּ֣דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies their
ʾoyeveihemH341 →282 times
כֹּ֖לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
יְמֵ֣י[the] days of
yemeiH3117 →2304 times
הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑טthe judge
hashofetH8199 →202 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִנָּחֵ֤םhe had compassion
yinachemH5162 →108 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םfrom groaning their
minaakatamH5009 →
מִפְּנֵ֥י<from> because of
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם[those who] oppressed them
lochatzeihemH3905 →19 times
וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃and [those who] oppressed them
vedochakeihemH1766 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Exodus 2:24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
it leads to
- Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath…
- Psalms 105:42
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
- Exodus 6:5
Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
- Genesis 26:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Judges
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.