A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Judges 21:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and cried out, ‘Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred that one tribe is missing in Israel today? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel? American Standard Version (1901) And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel? Common English Bible “LORD, God of Israel,” they said, “why has this happened among us that as of today one tribe will be missing from Israel?” Catholic Public Domain Version "Why, O Lord, God of Israel, has this evil happened among your people, so that this day one tribe would be taken away from us?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us? |
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Why, Lord, do you make us stray from your ways? You harden our hearts so that we do not fear you. Return, because of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.
You will be righteous, Lord, even if I bring a case against you. Yet I wish to contend with you: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
All the nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this intense outburst of anger? ”
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.