Judges 10:11Yahweh said to the children of Israel, "Didn't I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
The setting
Mizpah, central Israel, ~1100 BC. Israel cries out again for rescue from Ammonite oppression...
The emotion here: exasperated parent listing all they've done
The original word
hoshia (הוֹשַׁעְתִּי) — I delivered/rescued, from the root meaning 'to be spacious, free'
Why it matters
The Maonites mentioned here may be the same as the Meunites from Arabia
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 10:11
God lists SIX different nations He saved them from — this isn't their first rodeo
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God is mean. Actually, it shows how patient He's been — He's rescued them from SIX different enemies and they keep betraying Him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 10:11
Bible Genome reading
Judges 10:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 10:11 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine deliverance, ingratitude. Notable phrases: Didn't I save you.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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