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Judges 10:14

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 10:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.
Judges 10:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11And Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, [Did] not [I save you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
12The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand.
13Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will save you no more.
14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.
15And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.
16And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen, etc.] For they were their choice, and not what they were obliged to serve through persecution, and by compulsion of others, and whom they needed not, having the Lord Jehovah to be their God; and they are bid not seriously, but in an ironical or sarcastic way, to call upon them for help in this their time of distress, in whose power it was not to relieve them: let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation; if they can, whom you have served in your prosperity.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Chosen - You have not been forced to worship those gods by your oppressors; but you have freely chosen them before me. Judges 10:15”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 32:26-28, Deu 32:37, Deu 32:38; Kg1 18:27, Kg1 18:28; Kg2 3:13; Pro 1:25-27; Isa 10:3; Jer 2:28 Judges 10:15”
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