Bible ~~- Older Testament ~~- Judges ~~- chapter 10 of 21 (18 verses.)

Judges 10Wrench

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Tola [Red-Wiggler] Leads Israel For 23 years
1 So AbiMelech {Father-King} [dies], πŸ˜‡. Then, from [the tribe of] Issachar {Reward}, [YAH] raises a man to defend Israel. [The man is named] Tola {Red-Wiggler} (the son of Puah {Blast}, the son of Dodo {Loving}). Tola [rises from] Shamir {Sharp-Diamond} in the Ephraim {Double-Fruit} Hills.
2 Tola {Red-Wiggler} guides Israel for 23 years. Then he dies. [His sons] bury him [at home] in Shamir {Sharp-Diamond}.
'Goldshine' Leads Israel For 22 years
3 After [Red Wiggler, Yah] raises up Jair {Goldshine}, from Gilead {Monument-Mound}. {Goldshine} leads Israel for 22 years.
4 [Jair {Goldshine}] spawns 30 sons. They ride [around Israel] on 30 donkey colts. [These sons come to] own 30 cities in the land of Gilead {Witness}. [These cities are] to this day collectively called Havoth-Jair {Hamlets-Of-Goldshine}, πŸ˜‡.
5 Jair {Goldshine} dies. [His sons] bury him in Camon {Hill}.
Israel Falls Back Into Sin & Slavery 18 Years
6 Again the brats of Israel fall into committing ruinous [acts] in the sight of YHVH. They serve Baalim {Sovereigns}, including Ashtaroth {Easter}, and the gods [and leaders]:
  • of [Highland] Syria,
  • and of Sidon {Fish-City},
  • and of [incestuous] Moab,
  • and of the [inbred] spawn of Ammon,
  • and of the Palestinians.
  • The [Israelites] forsake YHVH. They [refuse] to serve him.
    7 So, πŸ˜‡, the anger of YHVH flames hot against Israel. He sells them into the hands of Philistines [on the western seacoast], and into the hands of the [inbred Arabian] spawn of Ammon [on the east].
    8 Starting that year, and for 18 years, the [the inbred Arabs] persecute and oppress the people of Israel who live on the far [East] side of [the] Jordan [river] in the land of the Amorite {Mountaineers}, in Gilead {Witness}.
    9 Even worse, the [inbred] spawn of Ammon cross [west] over [the] Jordan [river] to fight against the tribes of Judah {Celebrated}, Benjamin {Right-Hand-Son}, and Ephraim {Double-Fruit}. So Israel lives in constant suffering, πŸ˜‡.
    Brats Of Israel Whine, But YAH Ignores Them
    10 So the people of Israel cry to YHVH, moaning, β€œWe've sinned against you. We've not only forsaken our Elohim. We've [defected to] serve [human and demonic] Baalim {Sovereigns}.”
    11 So YHVH answers the brats of Israel, β€œDidn't I rescue you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorite {Mountaineers}, from the [inbred] spawn of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
    12 β€”And [didn't I save you when] the Sidonian {Fish-Fighters} and the Amalekite {Blood-Lickers}, and the descendants of Maon {Abode} oppressed you? You cried to me. So I snatched you out of the [pagans'] clutches.
    13 Yet you've forsaken me to slave [for inferior] gods & leaders! So I'll rescue you [brats] no more.
    14 β€”Go and cry to the gods & leaders you've elected. Let them rescue you in your time of trouble.”
    15 Yet the brats of Israel moan to YHVH, β€œWe've sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to you. Just please rescue us today!”
    The Israelites Actively Repent
    16 Then the [Israelites] get rid of the alien gods & [non-Hebrew] leaders among them. They serve YHVH. So, πŸ˜‡, [YAH's] heart breaks. [It hurts him to] see Israel [in] misery.
    17 Then the [inbred] spawn of Ammon amass together at [their war] camp in Gilead {Witness}. So the people of Israel assemble themselves together. They camp [in terror] in Mizpah {Watch-Tower}.
    18 Gilead's people and chiefs ask each other, β€œWhat man is willing to be the first [hero] to fight against the [inbred] spawn of Ammon? [If the hero survives,] he'll be head over all [us] inhabitants of Gilead {Witness}.”
    YAH just said he'd fight for Israel. Yet here the Israelis again elect a human to fight for them. Just like modern Judeo-Christians.
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