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Judges 10:12

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Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

In this chapter we have, I. The peaceable times Israel enjoyed under the government of two judges, Tola and Jair (Jdg 10:1-5). II. The troublesome times that ensued. 1. Israel's sin that brought them into trouble (Jdg 10:6). 2. The trouble itself they were in (Jdg 10:7-9). III. Their repentance and humiliation for sin, their prayers and reformation, and the mercy they found with God thereupon (Jdg 10:10-16). IV. Preparation made for their deliverance out of the hand of their oppressors (Jdg 10:17, Jdg 10:18).

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

צִידֹנִי (Tsîydônîy, H6722) — a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon עֲמָלֵק (ʻĂmâlêq, H6002) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country מָעוֹן (Mâʻôwn, H4584) — Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine לָחַץ (lâchats, H3905) — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress צָעַק (tsâʻaq, H6817) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to… יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,

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