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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/judges/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They forgot the LORD their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus the children of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had saved them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus the sons of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the sons of Israel did not remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the Israelites did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remember the LORD their God who had rescued them from the hand of the enemies around them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the power of the enemies around them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Israelites forgot that the LORD was their God, and that he had rescued them from the enemies who lived around them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from all the enemies around them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and no longer served the LORD their God, who had saved them from all their enemies around them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Israelis did not remember the LORD their God, who continually delivered them from the domination of their enemies who surrounded them on every side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remain true to the LORD their God, who had delivered them from all the enemies who lived around them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel didn’t remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sons of Israel have not remembered their God YHWH, who is delivering them out of the hand of all their surrounding enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sons of Israel have not remembered Jehovah their God, who is delivering them out of the hand of all their enemies round about,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel did not remember Jehovah their God, delivering them out of the hand of all their enemies from round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they remembered not the Lord their God, who delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies round about: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they did not remember the Lord their God, who rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remember the LORD, their God, who had delivered them from the power of their enemies all around them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Israelites did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of Israel did not remember LORD JEHOVAH their God who saved them from all of their enemies who were in their surroundings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God who had delivered them out of the hand of all that afflicted them round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/8-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2600" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/8.htm">Gideon's Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">failed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">to remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: ham·maṣ·ṣîl (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">who had delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: mis·sā·ḇîḇ (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">on every side.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Psalm 78:11</a></span><br />They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a></span><br />But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Jeremiah 3:21</a></span><br />A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Jeremiah 13:25</a></span><br />This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a></span><br />But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:</p><p class="hdg">remembered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Psalm 78:11,42</a></b></br> And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Psalm 106:18,21</a></b></br> And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:1</a></b></br> Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/exodus/18-10.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Round</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/judges/8-35.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/19-30.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/judges/9-2.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/judges/11-3.htm">Round</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Zebah and Zalmunna are taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-13.htm">Succoth and Penuel are destroyed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-17.htm">Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-22.htm">He refuses government</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-24.htm">His ephod the cause of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Midian subdued</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-29.htm">Gideon's children, and death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/8-33.htm">The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout Judges, the Israelites repeatedly forget God's past deliverances and fall into idolatry and sin. This forgetfulness is not merely a lapse in memory but a willful neglect of God's commandments and covenant. It serves as a warning about the dangers of spiritual complacency and the importance of continual remembrance and gratitude.<p><b>the LORD their God</b><br>The use of "LORD" in all capital letters signifies the covenant name of God, Yahweh, emphasizing His personal relationship with Israel. This relationship is foundational to Israel's identity and history, as God chose them as His people and delivered them from Egypt. The phrase underscores the gravity of Israel's forgetfulness, as it is not just any god they are neglecting, but their covenant God who has shown them steadfast love and faithfulness.<p><b>who had delivered them</b><br>This refers to God's repeated acts of salvation throughout Israel's history, particularly during the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan. The term "delivered" is significant, as it denotes God's active intervention in rescuing His people from oppression and danger. This deliverance is a central theme in the Old Testament, foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who saves humanity from sin and death.<p><b>from the hands of all their enemies</b><br>The phrase "from the hands of all their enemies" indicates the comprehensive nature of God's deliverance. In the context of Judges, this includes various oppressors such as the Midianites, Canaanites, and Philistines. Each deliverance was a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness, reinforcing His role as the protector and defender of Israel. This also points to the spiritual reality of God delivering His people from spiritual enemies, a theme echoed in the New Testament.<p><b>on every side</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the totality and completeness of God's protection. The Israelites were surrounded by hostile nations, yet God provided deliverance on every side, showcasing His omnipotence and sovereignty. It serves as a reminder of God's ability to protect and sustain His people in all circumstances, a truth that is applicable to believers today who face various trials and adversities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon (Jerubbaal)</a></b><br>A judge of Israel who led the Israelites to victory over the Midianites with God's guidance. His leadership is central to the events leading up to <a href="/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who repeatedly fell into cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance throughout the Book of Judges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a></b><br>The oppressors of Israel during Gideon's time, whom God delivered into Gideon's hands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who delivered them from their enemies and expected their faithfulness in return.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The promised land where these events took place, a land given to the Israelites by God, yet filled with challenges and temptations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Forgetfulness</a></b><br>Forgetting God's past deliverances leads to spiritual decline and disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Regularly recalling God's faithfulness strengthens our faith and commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin_and_deliverance.htm">The Cycle of Sin and Deliverance</a></b><br>Recognize the patterns of sin in our lives and seek God's deliverance and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>Our response to God's deliverance should be ongoing faithfulness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Godly leaders, like Gideon, play a crucial role in guiding people back to God, but ultimately, each person is responsible for their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_cycle_conflict_with_free_will.htm">Does the cyclical pattern of God sending deliverers (Judges 3:7-11) conflict with the notion of human free will or moral responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites_replace_firstborns.htm">If the Levites replaced all Israel's firstborn in worship (Numbers 8:16-18), how does this reconcile with earlier promises safeguarding the special status of firstborns?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_grant_israel_a_king.htm">If God disapproved of Israel's request for a king (1 Samuel 8:7), why did He still grant it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_no_exodus_evidence_challenge_faith.htm">Amos 3:1: Does the lack of direct archaeological evidence for a mass exodus undermine the claim that God led Israel out of Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">Remembered not the Lord their God.</span>--According to <a href="/judges/9-46.htm" title="And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.">Judges 9:46</a>, they looked on Baal as their <span class= "ital">Elohim, </span>and forgot that Jehovah was the one God. There was always this tendency to syncretism, as a half-way step towards idolatry. Zephaniah (<a href="/judges/1-5.htm" title="And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.">Judges 1:5</a>) mentions them "that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham" (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Moloch), and the Samaritans "feared the Lord and served their own gods" (<a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm" title="They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from there.">2Kings 17:33</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/8-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">failed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זָֽכְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who had delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּצִּ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the hands</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on every side.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסָּבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/8-34.htm">OT History: Judges 8:34 The children of Israel didn't remember Yahweh (Jd Judg. 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