Judges 9:57
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And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
In other translations
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
Hebrew words
וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605רָעַתra'at[the] evil ofH7451אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582שְׁכֶםshekhemShechemH7927הֵשִׁיבheshivhe repaidH7725אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430בְּרֹאשָׁםberoshamon head theirH7218וַתָּבֹאvatavo'and it cameH935אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413קִלֲלַתkilalat[the] curse ofH7045יוֹתָםyotamJothamH3147בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121יְרֻבָּעַל׃ פyeruba'alJerub-BaalH3378
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Related verses
- Judges 9:20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
- Joshua 6:26And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
- Judges 9:45And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
- 1 Kings 16:34In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
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People and places
People: Gideon, Jotham (son of Gideon)
Places: Shechem