Judges 11:27
I, therefore, have not sinned against thee; but, thou, art doing me a wrong, in fighting against me,—Let Yahweh, the Judge, give judgment today, between the sons of Israel, and the sons of Ammon!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
28But the king of the sons of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah, which he sent unto him.
Cross References
Genesis 18:25Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?
1 Samuel 2:10As for Yahweh,—they shall be shattered who contend with him, Over him, in the heavens will he thunder, Yahweh, will judge the ends of the earth,—That he may give strength to his King, And exalt the horn of his Anointed One.
1 Samuel 24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, From the lawless, proceedeth lawlessness,—mine own hand, therefore shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Thy voice, is this, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
Job 23:7There an upright man, might reason with him, so should I deliver myself completely from my judge.
Psalms 7:11A God to vindicate the righteous,—And yet a God to be indignant throughout every day.
Matthew Henry on Judges 11:13-29
The War with the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1143.) 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children… Read the whole commentary →