Judges 2:18 meaning and explanation

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 2:18, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator summarizes the whole cycle of the judges. Israel has broken covenant, and the LORD has handed them over to raiders, yet when they groan under oppression he raises up a deliverer and is with him.

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