O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Judges 21:3 - Revised Standard Version 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?” 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? |
O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Why then hast thou broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?
When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.
O Lord, why dost thou make us err from thy ways and harden our heart, so that we fear thee not? Return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy heritage.
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I complain to thee; yet I would plead my case before thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
yea, all the nations would say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What means the heat of this great anger?’
And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
And on the morrow the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.