So Adonai regretted that He made humankind on the earth, and His heart was deeply pained.
Judges 2:18 - Tree of Life Version Whenever Adonai raised judges up for them, Adonai was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Adonai was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and crushed them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Lord raised them up judges, then He was with the judge and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to relent because of their groanings by reason of those who oppressed and vexed them. American Standard Version (1901) And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. Common English Bible The LORD was moved by Israel’s groaning under those who oppressed and crushed them. So the LORD would raise up leaders for them, and the LORD would be with the leader, and he would rescue Israel from the power of their enemies as long as that leader lived. Catholic Public Domain Version And while the Lord was raising up the judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and he listened to the groaning of the afflicted, and he freed them from the slaughter of their oppressors. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors. |
So Adonai regretted that He made humankind on the earth, and His heart was deeply pained.
Then Jehoahaz sought Adonai’s face, so Adonai listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them.
They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
God heard their sobbing and remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
So He said, “I will surely be with you. So that will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt: you will worship God on this mountain.”
So Adonai relented from the destruction that He said He would do to His people.
“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you as Zeboim? My heart is turning over within Me. My compassions are kindled.
When God saw their deeds—that they turned from their wicked ways—God relented from the calamity that He said He would do to them, and did not do it.
Whenever you go to war in your own land against the enemy who is hostile to you, you are to sound short blasts of alarm. Then you will be remembered before Adonai your God and be delivered from your enemies.
For Adonai will judge His people— for His servants, He will relent when He sees that strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
No one will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you or forsake you.
Then they removed the foreign gods from among them, and worshipped Adonai. So His soul could not bear the misery of Israel.
So Jephthah crossed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them, and Adonai gave them into his hand.
But when the judge died, they would keep turning back and acted more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods, worshipping them, and bowing down to them. They abandoned none of their practices and stubborn ways.
When Bnei-Yisrael cried out to Adonai, Adonai raised up a deliverer for Bnei-Yisrael to deliver them—Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger kinsman.
Then the angel of Adonai appeared to him and said to him, “Adonai is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
But Adonai said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.”