Judges 10:13 Meaning and Explanation
“Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Judges 10:13 Mean?
After recounting His mercies, God names the wound: despite all His rescues, Israel has forsaken Him and served other gods. Therefore He declares that He will deliver them no more. The sentence falls heavily after the long memory of grace.
These words are severe, yet they are the language of a love that has been spurned once too often. God will not be treated as a convenience, summoned only in crisis and abandoned in comfort. The refusal is meant to shake Israel awake, to make them feel the seriousness of what they have done. As the chapter unfolds, this is not the Lord's final word, but it strips away every shallow notion that repentance can be a mere formality.
Judges 10:13 in the Original Language
azab (עָזַב), 'forsaken' -- to abandon or let go, the opposite of holding fast in loyalty.
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What does Judges 10:13 mean?
Because Israel forsook Him for other gods, the LORD declares He will deliver them no more.