"And when¹ the LORDª raised²º them up¹ judges,ªº then the LORDª was¹ with¹ the judge,ªº and deliveredªº them out of the handª¹ of their enemiesªº all¹ the daysª of the judge:ªº for¹ it repentedªº the LORDª because² of their groaningsª¹ by reason of them¹¹ that oppressedªº them and vexedªº them." {Jdg 2:18} + "And when the childrenª of Israelª criedªº unto¹ the LORD,ª the LORDª raised upªº a delivererªº to the childrenª of Israel,ª who deliveredªº them, [even]¹ Othnielª the sonª of Kenaz,ª Caleb'sª youngerª brother.ª" {Jdg 3:9} + "And the childrenª of Israelª criedªº unto¹ the LORD:ª for¹ he had nineª hundredª chariotsª of iron;ª and twentyª yearsª he¹ mightily²¹ oppressedªº¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 4:3} + "And Israelª was greatlyª impoverishedªº becauseª¹ of the Midianites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª criedªº unto¹ the LORD.ª ... And I saidªº unto you, I¹ [am] the LORDª your God;ª fearªº not¹¹ the godsª of the Amorites,ª in whose¹ landª ye¹ dwell:ªº but ye have not¹ obeyedªº my voice.ª" {Jdg 6:6-10} + "And the childrenª of Israelª criedªº unto¹ the LORD,ª saying,ªº We have sinnedªº against thee, both because¹ we have forsakenªº¹ our God,ª and also servedªº¹ Baalim.ª ... And they put awayªº¹ the strangeª godsª from amongª¹ them, and servedªº¹ the LORD:ª and his soulª was grievedªº for the miseryª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 10:10-16} + "And the childrenª of Israelª saidªº to¹ Samuel,ª Ceaseªº not¹ to cryªº¹ unto¹ the LORDª our Godª for¹ us, that he will saveªº us out of the handª¹ of the Philistines.ª ... Then Samuelª tookªº aª stone,ª and setªº [it] between¹ Mizpehª and Shen,ª and calledªº¹ the nameª of it Ebenezer,ª saying,ªº Hitherto¹¹ hath the LORDª helpedªº us." {1Sm 7:8-12} + "For¹ the LORDª sawªº¹ the afflictionª of Israel,ª [that it was] veryª bitter:ªº for [there was] not² any¹ shut up,ªº nor any¹ left,ªº nor¹ any helperªº for Israel.ª ... And the LORDª saidªº not¹ that he would blot outªº¹ the nameª of Israelª from under¹¹ heaven:ª but he savedªº them by the handª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Joash.ª" {2Kg 14:26-27} + "Therefore thou deliveredstªº them into the handª of their enemies,ª who vexedªº them: and in the timeª of their trouble,ª when they criedªº unto¹ thee, thou¹ heardestªº [them] from heaven;ª¹ and according to thy manifoldª merciesª thou gavestªº them saviours,ªº who savedªº them out of the handª¹ of their enemies.ª ... And because of all¹ this¹ we¹ makeªº a sureª [covenant], and writeªº [it]; and our princes,ª Levites,ª [and] priests,ª sealªº¹ [unto it]." {Neh 9:27-38} |