Judges 10:16

Judges 10:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel’s misery no longer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

Context of Judges 10:16

14Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress." 15And the people of Israel said to the Lord, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day." So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel. 17Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah. 18And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

Judges 10:16 word by word

וַיָּסִ֜ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ מִקִּרְבָּ֔ם וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נַפְשׁ֖וֹ בַּעֲמַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they put awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• the strangeנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• them, and servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• was grievedקָצֵרqâtsar · be shortH7114
• for the miseryעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 10:16

• 2 Chronicles 7:14if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
• 2 Chronicles 15:8As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 33:15And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city.
• Jeremiah 18:7If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,
• Ezekiel 18:30"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
• Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
• Genesis 6:6And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.
• Psalms 106:44Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
• Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he my darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the Lord.
• Hosea 11:8How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender.
• Luke 15:20And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
• Luke 19:41And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
• John 11:34And he said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see."
• Ephesians 4:32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
• Hebrews 3:10Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, 'They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.'

Commentaries on Judges 10:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel - What a proof of the philanthropy of God! Here his compassions moved on a small scale; but it was the same principle that led him to give his Son Jesus Christ to be a sacrifice for the sins of the Whole world. God grieves for the miseries to which his creatures are reduced by their own sins. Be astonished, ye heavens, at this; and shout for joy, all ye inhabitants of the earth! for, through the love…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 God is able to multiply men's punishments according to the numbers of their sins and idols. But there is hope when sinners cry to the Lord for help, and lament their ungodliness as well as their more open transgressions. It is necessary, in true repentance, that there be a full conviction that those things cannot help us which we have set in competition with God. They acknowledged what they deserved, yet prayed to God not to deal with them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-16The Lord responded to his people's complete abandonment by allowing severe oppression (Judges 10:8). As usual, Israel called out to the Lord for help (Judges 10:10) only after facing great hardship (10:9). Normally, Israel's cry led to divine help, but God's choice to leave them to their chosen gods marks a change in the cycle described in Judges 2:10–19. Only when the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord did he act to save them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816. they put away the strange gods ... and served the Lord; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel--On their abandonment of idolatry and return to purity of worship, God graciously abridged the term of national affliction and restored times of peace.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Judges 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings