Judges 10:12
New International Version
the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands?

New Living Translation
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you.

English Standard Version
The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you out of their hand.

Berean Standard Bible
Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?

King James Bible
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

New King James Version
Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.

New American Standard Bible
And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.

NASB 1995
“Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hands.

NASB 1977
“Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hands.

Legacy Standard Bible
Also the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you. And you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hand.

Amplified Bible
Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed and crushed you, you cried out to Me, and I rescued you from their hands.

Christian Standard Bible
Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, did I not deliver you from them?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, did I not deliver you from their power?

American Standard Version
The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand.

English Revised Version
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to me for help. Didn't I rescue you from them?

Good News Translation
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you in the past, and you cried out to me. Did I not save you from them?

International Standard Version
And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites harassed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from under their domination.

Majority Standard Bible
Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?

NET Bible
the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian when they oppressed you? You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power.

New Heart English Bible
Also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Midian oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

World English Bible
The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the Zidonians, and Amalek, and Maon have oppressed you, and you cry to Me, and I save you out of their hand;

Young's Literal Translation
And the Zidonians, and Amalek, and Maon have oppressed you, and ye cry unto Me, and I save you out of their hand;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Zidonians and Amalek, and Maon pressed you; and ye will cry to me, and I will save you from their hand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Sidonians also and Amalec and Chanaan oppress you, and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand?

Catholic Public Domain Version
and also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Canaan, oppress you, and so you cried out to me, and I rescued you from their hand?

New American Bible
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Midianites oppress you? Yet when you cried out to me, and I saved you from their power,

New Revised Standard Version
The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The Zidonians, the Amalekites, and the Amorites oppress you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you from their hands?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Tsidonians and Ameliq and Amun oppress you, and you cried out to me and I delivered you from their hands?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto Me, and I saved you out of their hand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and from the Sidonians, and Amalec, and Madiam, who afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Philistine and Ammonite Oppression
11The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, 12Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands? 13But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.…

Cross References
Judges 2:18
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.

Judges 3:9
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.

Judges 3:15
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

Judges 6:7-10
Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian, / He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land. ...

1 Samuel 12:9-11
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. / Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

Psalm 106:42-44
Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. / Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. / Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

Nehemiah 9:27-28
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.

Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

2 Kings 13:4-5
Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

2 Chronicles 15:4
But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

Romans 10:13
for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Acts 7:34
I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

Hebrews 11:32-34
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,


Treasury of Scripture

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

Zidonians

Judges 5:19
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

Amalekites

Judges 6:3
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

the Maonites.

Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

1 Samuel 23:24,25
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon…

1 Samuel 25:2
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

which assist Moab

2 Chronicles 26:6,7
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines…

Psalm 106:42,43
Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand…

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Judges 10
1. Tola judges Israel in Shamir
3. Jair, whose thirty sons had thirty cities
6. The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel
10. In their misery God sends them to their false gods
15. Upon their repentance he pities them














Sidonians
The Sidonians were a Phoenician people from the city of Sidon, located in present-day Lebanon. They were known for their maritime trade and influence in the ancient Near East. In the biblical context, the Sidonians were often associated with idolatry and pagan practices, which were a snare to the Israelites. The influence of Sidonian culture and religion is evident in the story of Jezebel, a Sidonian princess who married King Ahab of Israel and promoted the worship of Baal (1 Kings 16:31). The oppression by the Sidonians likely involved both military and cultural pressures, leading the Israelites away from their covenant with God.

Amalekites
The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe descended from Esau, known for their hostility towards Israel. They first attacked the Israelites shortly after the Exodus, as recorded in Exodus 17:8-16. God commanded Israel to remember this enmity and to eventually blot out the memory of Amalek (Deuteronomy 25:17-19). The Amalekites' oppression of Israel was a recurring theme, symbolizing the persistent threat of sin and rebellion against God. Their attacks were often sudden and brutal, representing spiritual warfare against God's people.

Maonites
The Maonites are less well-known, but they are believed to be associated with the people of Maon, a region in the southern part of Judah. In 2 Chronicles 20:1, the Maonites are mentioned alongside the Moabites and Ammonites as part of a coalition against King Jehoshaphat of Judah. Their oppression of Israel may have involved raids and territorial disputes. The Maonites' presence in the narrative highlights the constant threat from surrounding nations and the need for Israel to rely on God for deliverance.

Oppressed you
The oppression by these groups was a consequence of Israel's disobedience and idolatry. Throughout the Book of Judges, Israel's cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance is evident. The oppression served as a form of divine discipline, intended to bring the Israelites back to a place of dependence on God. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and justice, as well as His mercy in responding to genuine repentance.

And you cried out to Me
The Israelites' cry to God signifies a turning point in their spiritual state. It represents repentance and a recognition of their need for divine intervention. This pattern of crying out to God in times of distress is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, illustrating the importance of humility and reliance on God. It also foreshadows the New Testament call to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as the ultimate deliverer from sin.

Did I not save you from their hands?
God's rhetorical question emphasizes His faithfulness and past acts of deliverance. It serves as a reminder to the Israelites of His power and willingness to save them when they turn back to Him. This statement underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God remains committed to His people despite their unfaithfulness. It also points to the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from the bondage of sin and death.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Sidonians
A people from the city of Sidon, known for their worship of Baal and Ashtoreth, often in conflict with Israel.

2. Amalekites
A nomadic tribe that frequently attacked Israel, representing persistent opposition and enmity.

3. Maonites
Likely a group from the region of Maon, possibly related to the Midianites, who oppressed Israel.

4. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who repeatedly turned away from Him, leading to cycles of oppression and deliverance.

5. Deliverance
The act of God rescuing His people from their oppressors when they cried out to Him in repentance.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness in Deliverance
Despite Israel's repeated unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to deliver them when they repent and cry out to Him. This underscores His mercy and steadfast love.

The Cycle of Sin and Repentance
The Israelites' repeated cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance serves as a warning and a lesson for believers today to remain steadfast in their faith and avoid the pitfalls of idolatry and disobedience.

The Importance of Crying Out to God
The act of crying out to God in times of distress is a demonstration of faith and dependence on Him. It is a reminder that God hears and responds to the sincere prayers of His people.

Recognizing Modern Oppressors
While we may not face physical oppressors like the Israelites, believers today must recognize and seek deliverance from spiritual oppressors such as sin, temptation, and worldly influences.

God's Deliverance as a Call to Faithfulness
Each act of deliverance is not only a rescue but also a call to renewed faithfulness and obedience to God, urging believers to live in a way that honors Him.(12) The Sidonians.--Judges 3:3; Judges 18:7-28. Nothing very definite is recorded of deliverance from the Sidonians; but (as we have seen) the narrative of the book is typical rather than exhaustive. (Comp. Psalm 106:42-43.)

The Amalekites.--Exodus 17:8, Exod. 6:33, Exodus 3:13. . . .

Verse 12. - The Zidonians also. This allusion is not clear; it may mean the subjects of Jabin king of Canaan, as the northern Canaanites are called Zidonians in ch. 18:7; and this agrees with the order in which the deliverance from the Zidonians is here mentioned, next to that from the Philistines, and would be strengthened by the conjecture that has been made, that Harosheth (Judges 4:2) was the great workshop in which the tributary Israelites wrought in cutting down timber, etc. for the Phoenician ships; or it may allude to some unrecorded oppression. The Amalekites, who were in alliance with the Midianites (Judges 6:3, 33), as previously with the Moabites (Judges 3:13) and with the Canaanites (Judges 4:14), and whose signal defeat seems to have given the name to the mount of the Amalekites (Judges 12:15). The Maonites. It is thought by many that the true reading is that preserved in the Septuagint, viz., the Midianites, which, being the greatest of all the foes of Israel, could scarcely be omitted here (see chs. 6, 7, 8.). If Maonites or Maon is the true reading, they would be the same people as the Mehunim, mentioned 2 Chronicles 26:7 (Maon, sing., and Meunim, plur.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Sidonians,
וְצִידוֹנִ֤ים (wə·ṣî·ḏō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6722: Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidon

Amalekites,
וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙ (wa·‘ă·mā·lêq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity

and Maonites
וּמָע֔וֹן (ū·mā·‘ō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4584: Maon -- 'habitation', a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Israel

oppressed you
לָחֲצ֖וּ (lā·ḥă·ṣū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppress

and you cried out
וַתִּצְעֲק֣וּ (wat·tiṣ·‘ă·qū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim

to Me,
אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

did I not deliver
וָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָה (wā·’ō·wō·šî·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

you
אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

from their hands?
מִיָּדָֽם׃ (mî·yā·ḏām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand


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