Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May Yahweh the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
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Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May Yahweh the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
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Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
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I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.'
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Passages linked to Judges 11:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 16:5 Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”
- Genesis 18:25 May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- 1 Samuel 24:12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.
- 1 Samuel 24:15 May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
- Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.
- Romans 14:10-12 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, “ ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’ ” So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
- Psalms 75:7 But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.
- Psalms 82:8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.
- Psalms 94:2 Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
- Psalms 98:9 Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- 1 Samuel 2:10 Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
- Job 9:15 Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.
- Job 23:7 There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.
- Psalms 7:8-9 Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me. Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
- Psalms 7:11 God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
- Psalms 50:6 The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge.
- John 5:22-23 For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- 2 Corinthians 11:11 Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.
- Hebrews 12:23 to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To punish the offender.
To punish the offender.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 11:27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee,…
Jdg 11:27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Ver. 27. Wherefore I have not sinned against thee,] q.d., My cause is good, and so shall my courage be.
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“ Transit et attollit vires in milite causa:
Quae nisi iusto subest, excutit arma pudor. ”
The Lord the Judge be judge this day.] It appeareth by this whole discourse, that Jephtha was an orator as well as a soldier. Achilles had this charge from his father,
“Mυθων τε ρητηρ εμεναι, πρηκτηρα τε εργων.” - Homer.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I have not sinned against thee; I have done…
I have not sinned against thee; I have done thee no wrong.
The Lord be judge this day; let him determine this controversy by the success of this day and war.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened…
Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. He attended not to the arguments Jephthah made use of, and did not choose to seem at least to be convinced by them, nor to regard the awful appeal he had made to the great Jehovah.
Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. He attended not to the arguments Jephthah made use of, and did not choose to seem at least to be convinced by them, nor to regard the awful appeal he had made to the great Jehovah.
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jdg 11:29Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah,.... The spirit of strength, as the Targum; of fortitude of mind, of uncommon valour and courage, and of zeal for God and Israel, and against their enemies; such a spirit as used to be given to men, when they were in an extraordinary manner raised up by the Lord, to be judges, saviours, and deliverers of his people; so that as Jephthah was before chosen by the people to be the general and head of the tribes beyond Jordan, he was raised up and qualified by the Lord now to be the judge of all Israel; of which the Spirit of the Lord coming on him was a sufficient proof and evidence:
and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh; the countries that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; however, all that part of it which lay from the place where he was, to the land of the children of Ammon:
and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead; which lay to the north of the land of Gilead, or tribe of Gad:
and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon; did not stay for them, to bring on the war in the land of Gilead, but prevented it by carrying it into the land of the children of Ammon. It seems by this, that though the children of Ammon had encamped in Gilead some time before, Jdg 10:17, yet for some reason or another they had decamped, and had retired into their own country; but yet threatening Israel with a war, and preparing for it.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain I have not - I have done thee no…
I have not - I have done thee no wrong. Be judge - Let him determine this controversy by the success of this day and war.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. The Lord the Judge be judge -…
Verse 27. The Lord the Judge be judge - between the children of Israel] If you be right, and we be wrong, then Jehovah, who is the sovereign and incorruptible Judge, shall determine in your favour; and to Him I submit the righteousness of my cause.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 11:27. Wherefore I have not sinned — I…
Jdg 11:27. Wherefore I have not sinned — I have done thee no wrong. The Lord, the Judge, be judge — Let him determine this controversy by the success of this day and war. The meaning is, that if they were not moved by these reasons, but the controversy must be decided by arms, he committed his cause to God, the righteous Judge of the whole world, who, he doubted not, would do him right. Be judge this day — He does not mean that God would determine the right by giving him the victory then, when he spake these words, (for he was not yet ready to give them battle,) but that God would judge of the justice of his present plea, and accordingly give sentence when the matter came to be tried in battle. There cannot be a finer picture of justice, candour, fair reasoning, moderation, and unwillingness to proceed to the dreadful miseries of war, joined with a noble spirit to defend his country in its just rights, than that which Jephthah shows in his messages to the Ammonites. It were to be wished that all kings would follow his steps, and not rush into the shocking inhumanities and miseries of war with too much precipitation, but first try what good temper, moderation, fair reasoning, and a claim to no more than their just rights, will do with their enemies.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And decide. Literally, "the arbiter of this day." Jephte…
And decide. Literally, "the arbiter of this day." Jephte is so well convinced of the justice of his cause, that he is willing to abide by God’s decision, (Haydock) to be manifested by the issue of the battle. (Menochius) --- At the same time, he threatens the Ammonites with God’s judgments, if by their fault blood be shed unjustly, as he, like a good prince, had tried every means to prevent that misfortune, and to bring things to an amicable conclusion. (Calmet)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. the Lord … be judge] Cf. Gen_31:53, 1Sa_24:12;…
27. the Lord … be judge] Cf. Gen_31:53, 1Sa_24:12; 1Sa_24:15. Even in early Israel Jehovah could be appealed to as the Judge, who in the quarrels of men or nations was known to take the side of justice against unfair aggression. The fundamental difference between Jehovah and the gods of the nations, and His superiority to them, lay in His essentially moral character.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27) The Lord the Judge be judge this day.—An…
(27) The Lord the Judge be judge this day.—An appeal to the arbitrament of Jehovah to decide on the justice of an appeal to arms. (Comp. Gen_16:5; Gen_31:53; Gen_18:25; 1Sa_24:15.)
These verses contain a deeply interesting specimen of what may be called ancient diplomacy, and very powerful and straightforward it is—at once honest, conciliatory, and firm. Jephthah maintains the rights of Israel on three grounds, viz., (1) Right of direct conquest, not from Ammon but from the Amorites (15-20); (2) The decision of God (Jdg_11:21-23), which he supports by an argumentum ad hominem—namely, the acquiescence in this decision of the Moabite god Chemosh (Jdg_11:24); (3) Undisputed possession from the first (Jdg_11:25-26). He ends by an appeal to God to approve the justice of his cause.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Jephthah now asserts his own entire blamelessness, and appeals…
Jephthah now asserts his own entire blamelessness, and appeals to the justice of God to decide between him and the Ammonites.
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