Judges 2:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

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  • 1 Sam 7:6 : 6 After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. They fasted on that day, and they confessed there,“We have sinned against the LORD.”So Samuel led the people of Israel at Mizpah.
  • Ezra 10:1 : 1 The People Confess Their Sins While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites– men, women, and children alike– gathered around him. The people wept loudly.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
  • Jer 31:9 : 9 They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 “I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.
  • Luke 6:21 : 21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  • Luke 7:38 : 38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.
  • Jas 4:9 : 9 Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

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    1Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim The LORD’s angel went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said,“I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. I said,‘I will never break my covenant with you,

    2but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.’ But you have disobeyed me. Why would you do such a thing?

    3At that time I also warned you,‘If you disobey, I will not drive out the Canaanites before you. They will ensnare you and their gods will lure you away.’”

  • Judg 2:5
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    5They named that place Bokim and offered sacrifices to the LORD there.

  • Num 14:1
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    1The Israelites Respond in Unbelief Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.

  • 1 Sam 11:4
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    4When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

  • Judg 21:2
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    2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.

  • Judg 6:6-8
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    6Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.

    7When the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help because of Midian,

    8So the LORD sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said to them,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘I brought you up from Egypt and took you out of that place of slavery.

  • Judg 20:26-27
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    26So all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel. They wept and sat there before the LORD; they did not eat anything that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace to the LORD.

    27The Israelites asked the LORD(for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

  • Num 20:16
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    16So when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice and sent a messenger, and has brought us up out of Egypt. Now we are here in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your country.

  • Judg 2:20
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    20A Divine Decision The LORD was furious with Israel. He said,“This nation has violated the terms of the covenant I made with their ancestors by disobeying me.

  • Deut 1:34
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    34Judgment at Kadesh Barnea When the LORD heard you, he became angry and made this vow:

  • Judg 10:10
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    10The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD:“We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”

  • Deut 2:17
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    17the LORD said to me,

  • Exod 2:23
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    23The Call of the Deliverer During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

  • 1 Sam 4:5-6
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    5When the ark of the covenant of the LORD arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the ground shook.

    6When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said,“What is this loud shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they realized that the ark of the LORD had arrived at the camp.

  • Num 14:39
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    39When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

  • Judg 10:16
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    16They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

  • Exod 14:10
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    10When Pharaoh got closer, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified. The Israelites cried out to the LORD,

  • Deut 1:45
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    45Then you came back and wept before the LORD, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.

  • 1 Sam 7:7-8
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    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

    8The Israelites said to Samuel,“Keep crying out to the LORD our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”

  • Judg 2:15
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    15Whenever they went out to fight, the LORD did them harm, just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly.

  • Hos 12:4
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    4He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!

  • Judg 4:3
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    3The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

  • Judg 20:23
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    23The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening. They asked the LORD,“Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The LORD said,“Attack them!”

  • Zech 3:6
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    6Then the angel of the LORD exhorted Joshua solemnly:

  • Exod 4:31
    68%

    31and the people believed. When they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed down close to the ground.

  • Judg 6:22
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    22When Gideon realized that it was the LORD’s angel, he said,“Oh no! Sovereign LORD! I have seen the LORD’s angel face to face!”

  • 1 Sam 30:4
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    4Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.

  • Judg 2:18
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    18When the LORD raised up leaders for them, the LORD was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The LORD felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.

  • Deut 2:2
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    2At this point the LORD said to me,

  • Judg 2:11
    68%

    11A Monotonous Cycle The Israelites did evil before the LORD by worshiping the Baals.

  • Jer 50:4
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    4“When that time comes,” says the LORD,“the people of Israel and Judah will return to the land together. They will come back with tears of repentance as they seek the LORD their God.

  • Jer 30:4
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    4Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered after a Time of Deep Distress So here is what the LORD has to say about Israel and Judah.

  • Jer 3:21
    68%

    21“A noise is heard on the hilltops. It is the sound of the people of Israel crying and pleading to their gods. Indeed they have followed sinful ways; they have forgotten to be true to the LORD their God.

  • 1 Sam 12:10
    68%

    10Then they cried out to the LORD and admitted,‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth. Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’

  • Exod 6:9
    68%

    9Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.

  • 2 Sam 24:16
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    16When the angel extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was killing the people,“That’s enough! Stop now!”(Now the LORD’s angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

  • 1 Sam 4:14
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    14When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
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    8When Jacob entered Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the LORD. The LORD sent Moses and Aaron, and they led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

  • 1 Sam 4:3
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    3When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said,“Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.”

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    10Moses’ Complaint to the Lord Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and when the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, Moses was also displeased.