Judges 21:3

Easy To Read Version

They said to God, “Lord, you are the God of the people of Israel. Why has this terrible thing happened to us? Why has one family group of the people of Israel been taken away?”

Cross References

Psalm 74:1

God, did you leave us forever?\par Are you still angry at your people?\par

Psalm 80:12

God, why did you pull down the walls\par that protect your “vine”?\par Now every person who passes by\par picks its grapes.\par

Proverbs 19:3

A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.

Isaiah 63:17

Lord, why are you pushing us\par away from you?\par Why are you making it hard\par for us to follow you?\par Come back to us Lord!\par We are your servants.\par Come to us and help us!\par Our families belong to you.\par

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par

Deuteronomy 29:24

“All the other nations will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land? Why was he so angry?’

Judges 21:2

The people of Israel went to the city of Bethel. There they sat before God until evening. They cried loudly as they sat there.

Judges 21:4

Early the next day, the people of Israel built an altar. [173] They put burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God on that altar.