SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:18
Y cuando el SEÑOR les despertaba jueces, el SEÑOR era con el juez, y los libraba de mano de los enemigos todo el tiempo de aquel juez; porque el SEÑOR se arrepentía por sus gemidos a causa de los que los oprimían y afligían.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 2:18
Verse 18. The Lord was with the judge] God himself was king, and the judge was his representative. It repented the Lord] He changed his purpose towards them: he purposed to destroy them because of their sin; they repented and turned to him, and he changed this purpose. The purpose was to destroy them if they did not repent; when they did repent, his not destroying them was quite consistent with his purpose.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge , etc.] Every one of them that he raised up; as he stirred up their spirits for such service, to judge his people, and qualified them for it, he assisted and strengthened them, and abode by them, and succeeded them in whatsoever they engaged for the welfare of the people; the Targum is, “the Word of the Lord was for the help of the judge:” and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge ; so long as a judge lived, or continued to be their judge, they were protected by him, and preserved from falling into the hands of their enemies: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings, by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them ; the Lord being merciful had compassion upon them, when they groaned under their oppressions, and cried unto him, then he received their prayer, as the Targum, and sent them a deliverer; and so did what men do when they repent of a thing, change their conduct; thus the Lord changed the outward dispensation of his providence towards them, according to his unchangeable will; for otherwise repentance, properly speaking, does not belong unto God: the Targum is, “he turned from the word he spake;” the threatening he had denounced.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-23 - We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as mean and miserable by forsaking God, as they would have been great and happy if they ha continued faithful to him. Their punishment answered to the evil the had done. They served the gods of the nations round about them, eve the meanest, and God made them serve the princes of the nations roun about them, even the meanest. Those who have found God true to his promises, may be sure that he will be as true to his threatenings. He might in justice have abandoned them, but he could not for pity do it The Lord was with the judges when he raised them up, and so they becam saviours. In the days of the greatest distress of the church, ther shall be some whom God will find or make fit to help it. The Israelite were not thoroughly reformed; so mad were they upon their idols, and s obstinately bent to backslide. Thus those who have forsaken the goo ways of God, which they have once known and professed, commonly gro most daring and desperate in sin, and have their hearts hardened. Their punishment was, that the Canaanites were spared, and so they wer beaten with their own rod. Men cherish and indulge their corrup appetites and passions; therefore God justly leaves them to themselves under the power of their sins, which will be their ruin. God has tol us how deceitful and desperately wicked our hearts are, but we are no willing to believe it, until by making bold with temptation we find it true by sad experience. We need to examine how matters stand with ourselves, and to pray without ceasing, that we may be rooted an grounded in love, and that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith. Le us declare war against every sin, and follow after holiness all ou days __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וכי 3588 הקים 6965 יהוה 3068 להם שׁפטים 8199 והיה 1961 יהוה 3068 עם 5973 השׁפט 8199 והושׁיעם 3467 מיד 3027 איביהם 341 כל 3605 ימי 3117 השׁופט 8199 כי 3588 ינחם 5162 יהוה 3068 מנאקתם 5009 מפני 6440 לחציהם 3905 ודחקיהם׃ 1766
