Judges 2:18

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
raised	הֵקִ֨ים he.Kim	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
judges	שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ sho.fe.Tim	H8199	to judge · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
judge	הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט ha.sho.Fet	H8199	to judge · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
delivered	וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ ve.ho.shi.'Am	H3467	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
hand	מִיַּ֣ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
enemies	אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם 'o.ye.vei.Hem	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
days	יְמֵ֣י ye.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural construct
judge	הַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט ha.sho.Fet	H8199	to judge · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
repented	יִנָּחֵ֤ם yi.na.Chem	H5162	properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
because	מִפְּנֵ֥י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
groanings	מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם mi.na.'a.ka.Tam	H5009	a groan · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
oppressed	לֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖ם lo.cha.tzei.Hem	H3905	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
vexed	וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם ve.do.cha.kei.Hem	H1766	to press · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up,…
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail…
Exodus 2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
2 Kings 13:22-23 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
Psalms 106:44-45 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Hosea 11:8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine he…
Genesis 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
2 Kings 13:4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 2:6–end

The beginning of this paragraph is only a repetition of what account we had before of the people's good character during the government of Joshua, and of his death and burial (Jos 24:29, Jos 24:30), which comes in here again only to make way for the following account, which this chapter gives, of their degeneracy and apostasy. The angel had foretold that the Canaanites and their idols would be a snare to Israel; now the historian undertakes to show that they were so, and, that this may appear the more clear, he looks back a little, and takes notice, 1. Of their happy settlement in the land of Canaan. Joshua, having distributed this land among them, dismissed them to the quiet and comfortable…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 2:16

which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them--The judges who governed Israel were strictly God's vicegerents in the government of the people, He being the supreme ruler. Those who were thus elevated retained the dignity as long as they lived; but there was no regular, unbroken succession of judges. Individuals, prompted by the inward, irresistible impulse of God's Spirit when they witnessed the depressed state of their country, were roused to achieve its deliverance. It was usually accompanied by a special call, and the people seeing them endowed with extraordinary courage or strength, accepted them as delegates of Heaven, and submitted to their sway. Frequently they were…

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John Gill on Judges 2:18

And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge,.... Every one of them that he raised up; as he stirred up their spirits for such service, to judge his people, and qualified them for it, he assisted and strengthened them, and abode by them, and succeeded them in whatsoever they engaged for the welfare of the people; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord was for the help of the judge:" and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge; so long as a judge lived, or continued to be their judge, they were protected by him, and preserved from falling into the hands of their enemies: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings, by reas…

Dictionary and topics

Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Judge — (Heb. shophet, pl. shophetim), properly a magistrate or ruler, rather than one who judges in the sense of trying a cause. This is the name given to those rulers who presided over the affairs of the…
Anthropomorphisms · MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES — MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES
Baal · .The Israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the — .The Israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the
God · Repentance attributed to — Repentance attributed to
Jews, The · All other nations: Oppressed — All other nations: Oppressed
Judge · .During the time when the land was ruled by — .During the time when the land was ruled by
Judges, Extraordinary · Upheld and strengthened by God — Upheld and strengthened by God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 2:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 2:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 2:16

John Gill on Judges 2:18

Dictionary and topics

Judges 2:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 2:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 2:16

John Gill on Judges 2:18

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 2:18-19

Rashi on Judges 2:18