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Judges 10:6: Meaning Explained
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods...
Judges 10:6
“The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served the Baals, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Yahweh, and didn't serve him.”
What Does This Verse Mean?
After Jair died, Israel sinned again. They worshipped fake gods from many nations instead of following God.
What’s Happening Here
Israel fell back into sin. They abandoned God and worshipped gods from their enemies: Syria, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia.
Key Words
evilwrong and sinful
Baalsfake gods the nations worshipped
forsookabandoned and rejected
Why It Matters
Without a strong leader, Israel turned away from God again. They kept making the same mistake.
Did You Know?
Israel's cycle was: serve God → get blessed → forget God → get punished → repent.
Word Study
H3254
againוַיֹּסִ֣יפוּ׀
H1121
And the childrenבְנֵֽי
H3478
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
H6213
didלַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת
H7451
evilהָרַע֮
H5869
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣י
H3068
of the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
H5647
and servedעֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃
H1168
Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֣ים
H6252
and Ashtarothהָֽעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹת
H430
and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י
H758
of Syriaאֲרָם֩
H6721
of Zidonצִיד֜וֹן
H4124
of Moabמוֹאָ֗ב
H5983
of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹן
H6430
of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
H5800
and forsookוַיַּֽעַזְב֥וּ
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