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
This is Jephthah speaking to the tribe of Ephraim after his victory over the Ammonites. The Ephraimites were angry that Jephthah hadn't called them to join the battle, but Jephthah reminds them that he had asked for their help earlier and they had refused. This confrontation would escalate into civil war between Jephthah's forces and the Ephraimites.
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