Judges 2:4
2 and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
3 So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
5 So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
- WEB
- When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the angel of Jehovah spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass, when the Angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and wept.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when the angel of YHWH spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and they wept.
- ÅB
- Og da Herrens engel talte disse ord til alle Israels barn, gråt folket høyt.
- OTB
- Da Herrens engel talte disse ordene til alle israelittene, hevet folket sine stemmer og gråt høyt,
- B1930
- Og da Herrens engel talte disse ord til alle Israels barn, gråt folket høit.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
Read in contextJames 4:9
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
Read in contextZechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Read in contextEzra 10:1
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
Read in contextProverbs 17:10
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
Read in context1 Samuel 7:6
When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
Read in contextLuke 7:38
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
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