O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Judges 21:3 - Revised Version 1885 And they said, O LORD, the God of Israel, why is 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 hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Why hast thou broken down her fences, So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.
O LORD, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.