Judges 2:4 (DRB)

Passage

And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel: they lifted up their voice, and wept.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:2 On condition that you should not make a league with the inhabitants of this land, but should throw down their altars: and you would not hear my voice: why have you done this?

Judges 2:3 Wherefore I would not destroy them from before your face; that you may have enemies, and their gods may be your ruin.

Judges 2:4 And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel: they lifted up their voice, and wept.

Judges 2:5 And the name of that place was called, The place of weepers, or of tears: and there they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

Judges 2:6 And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "lord", "spoke", "words", "children", "israel", "lifted", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angel" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Wherefore I would not destroy them from..." into verse 5's "And the name of that place was...", so "angel" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "angel" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.