Judges 2:18

Easy To Read Version

Many times the enemies of Israel did bad things to the people. So the people of Israel would cry for help. And each time, the Lord felt sorry for the people. Each time he sent a judge to save the people from their enemies. The Lord was always with those judges. So each time, the people of Israel were saved from their enemies.

Cross References

Genesis 6:6

The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made the Lord very sad in his heart.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz begged the Lord to help them. And the Lord listened to him. The Lord had seen the troubles of Israel and how the king of Aram troubled the Israelites.

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Psalm 90:13

Lord, always come back to us.\par Be kind to your servants.\par

Exodus 2:24

God heard their prayers, and he remembered the agreement he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 3:12

God said, “You can do it because I will be with you! This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain!”

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord felt sorry {for the people}. The Lord did not do the thing that he said he might do—he did not destroy the people.

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [121]} I don’t want to give you up.\par Israel, I want to protect you.\par I don’t want to make you like Admah! {\cf2\super [122]} \par I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim! {\cf2\super [123]} \par I am changing my mind.\par My love for you is too strong.\par

Jonah 3:10

God saw the things the people did. God saw that the people stopped doing evil things. So God changed and did not do what he planned. God did not punish the people.

Numbers 10:9

“If you are fighting an enemy in your own land, then blow loudly on the trumpets before you go to fight them. The Lord your God will hear you, and he will save you from your enemies.

Deuteronomy 32:36

“The Lord will judge his people. They are his servants, and he will show them mercy. He will see that their power is gone. He will see that they are all helpless— the slaves and free people, too.

Joshua 1:5

I will be with you the same as I was with Moses. No person will be able to stop you all your life. I will not abandon you. I will never leave you.

Judges 10:16

Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.

Judges 11:32

Then Jephthah went to the land of the Ammonite people. Jephthah fought the Ammonite people. The Lord helped him defeat them.

Judges 2:19

But when each judge died, the people of Israel again sinned and started worshiping the false gods. The people of Israel were very stubborn—they refused to change their evil ways.

Judges 3:9

But the people of Israel cried to the Lord for help. The Lord sent a man to save them. That man’s name was Othniel. He was the son of a man named Kenaz. Kenaz was Caleb’s younger brother. Othniel saved the people of Israel.

Judges 6:12

The Angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said to him, “The Lord be with you, great soldier!”

Judges 6:16

The Lord answered Gideon and said, “I am with you! So you can defeat the people of Midian! It will seem like you are fighting against only one man.”