16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, who delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.


In Context

13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies around, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.

16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, who delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

17 And yet they would not hearken to their judges, but they went astray after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

18 And when the LORD raised up judges for them, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: (for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and burdened them.)

Judges 2:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And Jehovah raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the power of those who plundered them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the LORD raised up judges, which saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who despoiled them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And Jehovah raiseth up judges, and they save them from the hand of their spoilers;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.