Judges 8:16

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

KJV

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.

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וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 זִקְנֵי zik·nei [the] elders of H2205 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 קוֹצֵי ko·tzei [the] thorns of H6975 הַמִּדְבָּר ha·mid·bar the wilderness H4057 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַבַּרְקֳנִים ha·bar·ko·nim the briers H1303 וַיֹּדַע vai·yo·da' and he taught H3045 בָּהֶם ba·hem with (the) them H9038 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 אַנְשֵׁי 'an·shei [the] men of H582 סֻכּוֹת su·kot Succoth H5523

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.