Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 2 of Judges. God raises up judges to deliver Israel, but the people repeatedly return to idolatry after each deliverer dies. The sequence shows that the judges provide temporary deliverance without resolving the collective tendency toward unfaithfulness. God leaves some nations in the land to test Israel and determine whether it will obey his commandments. The book thus begins explaining why the period is characterized by repeated cycles of downfall and deliverance.
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Wenn dann der HERR Richter auferweckte, die ihnen halfen aus der Räuber Hand,
Mas Jehová suscitó jueces que los librasen de mano de los que los despojaban.
L'Eternel suscita des juges, afin qu'ils les délivrassent de la main de ceux qui les pillaient.
Or il Signore suscitava de’ Giudici, i quali li liberavano dalla mano di quelli che li predavano.
E levantou o SENHOR juízes, que os livraram da mão dos que os despojaram.
耶和華興起士師,士師就拯救他們脫離搶奪他們之人的手。
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