Judges 2:5 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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:

Judges 2:7 And they served the Lord all his days, and the days of the ancients, that lived a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "name", "place", "weepers", "tears", "offered", and "sacrifices". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And when the angel of the Lord..." into verse 6's "And Josue sent away the people and...", so "called" and "name" 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 "called" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.