Judges 8:16 Parallel Translations

So Gideon took the leaders of the city and taught them a lesson using thorns and thistles from the desert.(GOD'S WORD®)

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

ASV:

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

BBE:

Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.

DBY:

And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth.

ERV:

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

JPS:

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

WBS:

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

WEB:

He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

YLT:

And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,

Judges 8:16 Cross References

XREF:

Judges 8:15 He came to the men of Succoth and said, "Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?'"

Judges 8:17 He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

8:13-17 The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart. They must pursue the enemies of their souls, and of the cause of God, though they are ready to faint through inward conflicts and outward hardships. And they shall be enabled to persevere. The less men help, and the more they seek to hinder, the more will the Lord assist. Gideon's warning being slighted, the punishment was just. Many are taught with the briers and thorns of affliction, who would not learn otherwise.

CONC:

Bed Briers Crushed Desert Disciplined Elders Instruments Lesson Punishing Responsible Sharp Stems Succoth Taketh Taught Teacheth Thorns Threshing Town Wilderness

Bed Briers City Crushed Desert Disciplined Elders Instruments Lesson Punishing Responsible Sharp Stems Succoth Taught Teacheth Thorns Threshing Wilderness

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