Judges 2:4 (GNV)

Passage

And when the Angel of the Lord spake these wordes vnto all the children of Israel, the people lift vp their voyce, and wept.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:2 Ye also shall make no couenant with the inhabitants of this land, but shall breake downe their altars: but ye haue not obeyed my voyce. Why haue ye done this?

Judges 2:3 Wherefore, I sayd also, I wil not cast them out before you, but they shalbe as thornes vnto your sides, and their gods shalbe your destruction.

Judges 2:4 And when the Angel of the Lord spake these wordes vnto all the children of Israel, the people lift vp their voyce, and wept.

Judges 2:5 Therefore they called the name of that place, Bochim, and offered sacrifices there vnto the Lord.

Judges 2:6 Now when Ioshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went euery man into his inheritance, to possesse the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "lord", "spake", "wordes", "vnto", "children", "israel", and "people". 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 sayd also I wil not..." into verse 5's "Therefore they called the name of that...", 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.