Judges 19:30 Meaning and Explanation
“And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →All who see it declare that nothing so terrible has happened since the Exodus and call for the matter to be considered.
What Does Judges 19:30 Mean?
Everyone who sees the grim summons responds in shock, declaring that no such deed has been done or seen since the day Israel came up out of Egypt. They call upon one another to consider it, take counsel, and speak. The horror has done its work of awakening the nation; now the whole people must reckon with what has happened in their midst.
The triple charge, consider, take advice, speak, is a call to sober reflection and collective response, refusing to let such evil pass without reckoning. Scripture ends the chapter on this note of stunned moral seriousness, inviting the reader as well to consider, to weep, and to learn. The depth of the darkness here makes the longing for redemption almost unbearable, and it is precisely such longing that the gospel answers. Where lawlessness reigns and the innocent suffer, the Bible points us toward the righteous King whose coming would bring light into exactly this kind of darkness, and whose justice and mercy alone can heal a fallen world.
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What does Judges 19:30 mean?
All who see it declare that nothing so terrible has happened since the Exodus and call for the matter to be considered.