And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
When I saw that you wouldn't help me, I risked my own life and went to fight the Ammonites myself, and the LORD gave me victory over them. So why have you come to fight against me today?
Jephthah is confronting the Ephraimites, asking why they're attacking him now when they refused to help him fight Israel's enemies earlier.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Jephthah was a leader raised up by God to deliver Israel from the Ammonites, who were attacking and oppressing the Israelite tribes. When Jephthah called for help from other tribes, including Ephraim, they did not respond, so he risked his life to fight alone and achieved victory through God's intervention. This led to a confrontation where the Ephraimites accused him of slighting them, revealing tensions among the tribes.
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