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Judges 4:3

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

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ASV

And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

KJV

And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.Kuand they cried outH6817 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּ֠יkiforH3588 →
תְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'nineH8672 →
מֵא֤וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967 →
רֶֽכֶב־re.khev-chariot[s] ofH7393 →
בַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelironH1270 →
ל֔וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
וְ֠הוּאVe.hu'and heH1931 →
לָחַ֞ץla.Chatzhe oppressedH3905 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵ֧יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בְּחָזְקָ֖הbe.cha.ze.Kahwith forceH2394 →
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242 →
שָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.Nahyear[s]H8141 →

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Psalms 107:13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.Judges 1:19The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.Psalms 106:44Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.Psalms 106:42Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.Exodus 14:7He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.1 Chronicles 17:10and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.Judges 3:9But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.Deuteronomy 28:29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.1 Samuel 7:8and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”Judges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”Jeremiah 2:27–28say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’Deuteronomy 28:33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.Joshua 17:16“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”Judges 5:8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.Psalms 78:34When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.Judges 3:15And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

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Jael Kills Sisera — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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