Teks -- Judges 2:18 (NET)

2:18 When 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.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Jdg 2:18 - It repented the Lord

That is, the Lord changed his course and dealings with them, as penitent men use to do; removed his judgments, and returned to them in mercy.

JFB: Jdg 2:11-19 - the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord

This chapter, together with the first eight verses of the next [Jdg. 2:11-3:8], contains a brief but comprehensive summary of the principles developed in the following history. An attentive consideration of them, therefore, is of the greatest importance to a right understanding of the strange and varying phases of Israelitish history, from the death of Joshua till the establishment of the monarchy.

JFB: Jdg 2:11-19 - served Baalim

The plural is used to include all the gods of the country.

Clarke: Jdg 2:18 - The Lord was with the judge

The Lord was with the judge - God himself was king, and the judge was his representative

Clarke: Jdg 2:18 - It repented the Lord

It repented the Lord - He changed his purpose towards them: he purposed to destroy them because of their sin; they repented and turned to him, and he changed this purpose. The purpose was to destroy them if they did not repent; when they did repent, his not destroying them was quite consistent with his purpose.

TSK: Jdg 2:18 - then the Lord // it repented // their groanings

then the Lord : Exo 3:12; Jos 1:5; Act 18:9, Act 18:10

it repented : Jdg 10:16; Gen 6:6; Deu 32:36; Psa 90:13, Psa 106:44, Psa 106:45; Jer 18:7-10; Hos 11:8; Jon 3:10

their groanings : Exo 2:24; 2Ki 13:4, 2Ki 13:22, 2Ki 13:23; Psa 12:5

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Jdg 2:18 - It repented the Lord

It repented the Lord i.e. the Lord changed his course and dealings with them, as penitent men use to do; removed his judgments, and returned to them in mercy, Gen 6:6 .

Haydock: Jdg 2:18 - Moved // Delivered

Moved, &c. Hebrew and Septuagint, "and the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge, (for it repented the Lord (Septuagint, he was moved to compassion) on account of their groans, &c.) (Haydock) ---

The repentance of God denotes a change of conduct in our regard. (Calmet) ---

Delivered. Hence the judges have the title of Saviour, chap. iii. 9., and 2 Esdras ix. 27. (Menochius)

Gill: Jdg 2:18 - And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge // and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge // for it repented the Lord because of their groanings, by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them

And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge,.... Every one of them that he raised up; as he stirred up their spirits for such service, to judge his people, and qualified them for it, he assisted and strengthened them, and abode by them, and succeeded them in whatsoever they engaged for the welfare of the people; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord was for the help of the judge:"

and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge; so long as a judge lived, or continued to be their judge, they were protected by him, and preserved from falling into the hands of their enemies:

for it repented the Lord because of their groanings, by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them; the Lord being merciful had compassion upon them, when they groaned under their oppressions, and cried unto him, then he received their prayer, as the Targum, and sent them a deliverer; and so did what men do when they repent of a thing, change their conduct; thus the Lord changed the outward dispensation of his providence towards them, according to his unchangeable will; for otherwise repentance, properly speaking, does not belong unto God: the Targum is,"he turned from the word he spake;''the threatening he had denounced.