Judges 3:12
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And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
In other translations
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּסִפוּvaiyosifuand they repeatedH3254בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213הָרַעhara'the evilH7451בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיְחַזֵּקvaychazekand he strengthenedH2388יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֶגְלוֹןeglonEglonH5700מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124עַל־'al-overH5921יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478עַל'alonH5921כִּי־ki-forH3588עָשׂוּ'asuthey didH6213אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָרַעhara'the evilH7451בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 12:9And when they forgat the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
- John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Judges 2:19And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
- Isaiah 37:26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
- Judges 2:11And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
- Ezekiel 38:16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.
- Exodus 9:16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Daniel 5:18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- Daniel 4:22It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
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People and places
Places: Moab