Judges 9:7 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 9:7

When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

KJV

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

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Commentary

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Mount Gerizim - Which lay near Shechem. The valley between Gerizim and Ebal, was a famous place, employed for the solemn reading of the law, and its blessings and curses: and it is probable it was still used, even by the superstitious and idolatrous Israelites for such occasions, who delighted to use the same places which their ancestors had used.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and people told	H5046 →
לְיוֹתָ֗ם	le.yo.Tam	to Jotham	H3147 →
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙	vai.ya.'a.Mod	and he stood	H5975 →
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ	be.Rosh	on [the] top of	H7218 →
הַר־	har-	[the] mountain of	H2022 →
גְּרִזִ֔ים	ge.ri.Zim	Gerizim	H1630 →
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א	vai.yi.Sa'	and he lifted up	H5375 →
קוֹל֖וֹ	ko.Lo	voice his	H6963 →
וַיִּקְרָ֑א	vai.yik.Ra'	and he called out	H7121 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהֶ֗ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
שִׁמְע֤וּ	shim.'U	listen	H8085 →
אֵלַי֙	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba.'a.Lei	O citizens of	H1167 →
שְׁכֶ֔ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע	ve.yish.Ma'	so he may listen	H8085 →
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם	'a.lei.Khem	to you	H413 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 28:9
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
leads to
- Psalms 66:18
  If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4
  For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- Zechariah 7:11–13
  But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
- Proverbs 15:8
  The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Psalms 109:7
  When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
Through
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
leads to
- Micah 3:4
  Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
- Proverbs 1:28
  Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- Isaiah 59:2–3
  But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.