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When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you. And you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Also when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed <i>and</i> crushed you, you cried out to Me, and I rescued you from their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, did I not deliver you from them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, did I not deliver you from their power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to me for help. Didn't I rescue you from them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites harassed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from under their domination. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian when they oppressed you? You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Midian oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Zidonians, and Amalek, and Maon have oppressed you, and you cry to Me, and I save you out of their hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Zidonians, and Amalek, and Maon have oppressed you, and ye cry unto Me, and I save you out of their hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Zidonians and Amalek, and Maon pressed you; and ye will cry to me, and I will save you from their hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Sidonians also and Amalec and Chanaan oppress you, and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and also the Sidonians, and Amalek, and Canaan, oppress you, and so you cried out to me, and I rescued you from their hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Midianites oppress you? Yet when you cried out to me, and I saved you from their power,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The Zidonians, the Amalekites, and the Amorites oppress you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you from their hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Tsidonians and Ameliq and Amun oppress you, and you cried out to me and I delivered you from their hands?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and from the Sidonians, and Amalec, and Madiam, who afflicted you? and ye cried to me, and I saved you out of their hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/10-12.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=3290" 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/10.htm">Philistine and Ammonite Oppression</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6722.htm" title="6722: wə·ṣî·ḏō·w·nîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- An inhab. of Sidon. Patrial from Tsiydown; a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon.">Sidonians,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: wa·‘ă·mā·lêq (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">Amalekites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4584.htm" title="4584: ū·mā·‘ō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as ma'own; a residence; Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine.">and Maonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3905.htm" title="3905: lā·ḥă·ṣū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">oppressed you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: wat·tiṣ·‘ă·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">and you cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: wā·’ō·wō·šî·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">did I not save</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from their hands?</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.…<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="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-7.htm">Judges 6:7-10</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9-11</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.’ / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Psalm 106:42-44</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27-28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">2 Chronicles 15:4</a></span><br />But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a></span><br />for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />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,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Zidonians</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Judges 5:19</a></b></br> The kings came <i>and</i> fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.</p><p class="hdg">Amalekites</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> 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;</p><p class="hdg">the Maonites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-55.htm">Joshua 15:55</a></b></br> Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-24.htm">1 Samuel 23:24,25</a></b></br> And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men <i>were</i> in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">1 Samuel 25:2</a></b></br> And <i>there was</i> a man in Maon, whose possessions <i>were</i> in Carmel; and the man <i>was</i> very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.</p><p class="hdg">which assist Moab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">2 Chronicles 26:6,7</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Psalm 106:42,43</a></b></br> Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/10-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/10-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/6-6.htm">Help</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">Maonites</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/10-11.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/10-11.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Sidonians</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Sido'nians</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Zidonians</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/judges/14-17.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Help</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">Maonites</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-18.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/10-13.htm">Save</a> <a href="/judges/12-2.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Sidonians</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">Sido'nians</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Zidonians</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Tola judges Israel in Shamir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-3.htm">Jair, whose thirty sons had thirty cities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-10.htm">In their misery God sends them to their false gods</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Upon their repentance he pities them</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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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 (<a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a>). The oppression by the Sidonians likely involved both military and cultural pressures, leading the Israelites away from their covenant with God.<p><b>Amalekites</b><br>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 <a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>. God commanded Israel to remember this enmity and to eventually blot out the memory of Amalek (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a>). 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.<p><b>Maonites</b><br>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 <a href="/2_chronicles/20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:1</a>, 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.<p><b>Oppressed you</b><br>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.<p><b>And you cried out to Me</b><br>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.<p><b>Did I not save you from their hands?</b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sidonians.htm">Sidonians</a></b><br>A people from the city of Sidon, known for their worship of Baal and Ashtoreth, often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe that frequently attacked Israel, representing persistent opposition and enmity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maonites.htm">Maonites</a></b><br>Likely a group from the region of Maon, possibly related to the Midianites, who oppressed Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who repeatedly turned away from Him, leading to cycles of oppression and deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance.htm">Deliverance</a></b><br>The act of God rescuing His people from their oppressors when they cried out to Him in repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_deliverance.htm">God's Faithfulness in Deliverance</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin_and_repentance.htm">The Cycle of Sin and Repentance</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_crying_out_to_god.htm">The Importance of Crying Out to God</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_modern_oppressors.htm">Recognizing Modern Oppressors</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance_as_a_call_to_faithfulness.htm">God's Deliverance as a Call to Faithfulness</a></b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_blessed.htm">What is Sidon's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_being_reborn.htm">Who were the Zidonians in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sidon's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Sidon's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/summarize_gideon's_bible_story..htm">What is the summary of Gideon's story in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">The Sidonians.</span>--<a href="/judges/3-3.htm" title="Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelled in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon to the entering in of Hamath.">Judges 3:3</a>; <a href="/context/judges/18-7.htm" title="Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelled careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.">Judges 18:7-28</a>. 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. <a href="/context/psalms/106-42.htm" title="Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.">Psalm 106:42-43</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">The Amalekites.</span>--<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm" title="Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.">Exodus 17:8</a>, Exod. 6:33, <a href="/exodus/3-13.htm" title="And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say to them?">Exodus 3:13</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Zidonians also</span>. This allusion is not clear; it may mean the subjects of Jabin king of Canaan, as the northern Canaanites are called <span class="accented">Zidonians</span> 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 (<a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2</a>) 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. <span class="cmt_word">The Amalekites</span>, who were in alliance with the Midianites (<a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3, 33</a>), as previously with the Moabites (<a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Judges 3:13</a>) and with the Canaanites (<a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Judges 4:14</a>), and whose signal defeat seems to have given the name to the mount of the Amalekites (<a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The Maonites</span>. It is thought by many that the true reading is that preserved in the Septuagint, viz., <span class="accented">the Midianites</span>, which, being the greatest of all the foes of Israel, could scarcely be omitted here (see chs. 6, 7, 8.). If <span class="accented">Maonites</span> or <span class="accented">Maon</span> is the true reading, they would be the same people as the <span class="accented">Mehunim</span>, mentioned <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">2 Chronicles 26:7</a> (<span class="accented">Maon</span>, sing., and <span class="accented">Meunim</span>, plur.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/10-12.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">Sidonians,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִידוֹנִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣî·ḏō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6722.htm">Strong's 6722: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Amalekites,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·mā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Maonites</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָע֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4584.htm">Strong's 4584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maon -- 'habitation', a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oppressed you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָחֲצ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḥă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To squeeze, press, oppress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you cried out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּצְעֲק֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiṣ·‘ă·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shriek, to proclaim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did I not deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second 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 their hands?</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/10-12.htm">Judges 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/10-12.htm">OT History: Judges 10:12 The Sidonians also and the Amalekites (Jd Judg. 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