He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’ ”
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He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’ ”
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And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
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And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said: 'Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?'
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- Judges 8:6-7 The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” Gideon said, “Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 8:15 And he came unto the men of…
Jdg 8:15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men [that are] weary?
Ver. 15. Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me.] Men may utter such words in the pride of their spirits, as may afterwards be driven down their throats. Cave ne lingua feriat guttur, saith the Arabian, Take heed thy tongue cut not thy throat.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he came unto the men of Succoth,.... Entered…
And he came unto the men of Succoth,.... Entered the city, and bespoke the inhabitants of it in the following manner:
and said, behold, Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me; as not in his hands, and never would be, he being with his three hundred men an unequal match to them with 15,000; but he had taken them, and brought them with him, and perhaps spared them for this very reason, to let them see they were in his hands, and now calls upon them to behold them with their own eyes, concerning whom they had flouted and jeered him:
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saying, are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? he delivers their own express words, which he had carefully observed and laid up in his memory, for their greater conviction and confusion; only adds the character of his men, that they were "weary", to expose their vile ingratitude the more, that they should refuse them a few loaves of bread, who were faint and weary in the service of them.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) That are weary.—The addition of these words enhances…
(15) That are weary.—The addition of these words enhances the guilt of these elders, though the exhaustion of Gideon’s force may have seemed to them a reason for alarm, lest their pursuit should end in rout.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The men of Succoth. Meaning the princes and elders.
The men of Succoth. Meaning the princes and elders.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Zebah and Zalmunna
Zebah and Zalmunna
See how you translated these names in Judges 8:5.
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Have you already conquered Zebah and Zalmunna?
Gideon quotes the people of Succoth as using a question to mock him. AT: "You have not yet conquered Zebah and Zalmunna." (See: Rhetorical Question)
Gideon took ... he punished ... he pulled
Here "Gideon" represents himself and his soldiers. AT: "Gideon and his soldiers took ... they punished ... they pulled" (See: Synecdoche)
thorns and briers
These are sharp, pointed pieces on vines or tree limbs that stick out and can cut people and animals. See how you translated this in Judges 8:7.
Peniel
Translate the name of this city as you did in Judges 8:8.
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Gideon
Succoth
mock
bread
elder
thorn
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