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Judges 2:16

American Standard Version

And Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them.

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Judges 2:16 in other translations

Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Judges 2:16 · World English Bible

Judges 2:16 in context

  1. 14And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
  2. 15Whithersoever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn unto them: and they were sore distressed.
  3. 16And Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them.
  4. 17And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not so.
  5. 18And 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.