Judges 2:4

4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,

Judges 2:4 in Other Translations

4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

4 As soon as the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

4 When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

4 When God's angel had spoken these words to all the People of Israel, they cried out - oh! how they wept!

4 When the Angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

Judges 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 2:4

And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these
words unto all the children of Israel
This being either one of the three solemn feasts, when all the males appeared at the tabernacle of the Lord; or else here was now a solemn convention of all the tribes to inquire of the Lord the reason why they were not able to drive out the Canaanites in some places, and why they prevailed over them in many:

that the people lift up their voice, and wept;
being affected with what the angel said, and convicted in their consciences of their sins, and so fearing the bad consequences thereof, they wept because of the sins they had been guilty of, and because of the evils that were like to befall them on account of them.

Judges 2:4 In-Context

2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?

3 And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; they will become traps for you, and their gods will become snares to you.’ ”

4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,

5 and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.

6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 27:38; S Numbers 25:6; 2 Kings 17:13