The Meaning of Judges 9:38 Explained

Judges 9:38

KJV: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

YLT: And Zebul saith unto him, 'Where is now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who is Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.'

Darby: Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, 'Who is Abim'elech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the men whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them."

ASV: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

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What is the context of Judges 9:38?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said Zebul unto him, Where [is] now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who [is] Abimelech, that we should serve him? [is] not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

What does Judges 9:38 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 9:22-40 - The Kindling Fire

Although this is a sordid story, it is set out at length to teach us that God's judgments upon sin are not reserved for some future date, but are continually being administered. The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son, and throughout the ages of human history, he has been dividing men and nations, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. Peter tells us, for instance, that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were condemned to destruction, as an example to those who lived "ungodly," 2 Peter 2:6. Adonibezek bore witness to the same great law, Judges 1:7. The Psalms are full of it-see Psalms 7:15-17. Here it is also. Shechem rued the evil compact with Abimelech, the fratricide. Contention and bloodshed were their plentiful reward.

Let us keep calm and quiet, when wicked men attain to great power and spread themselves as "a green tree in its native soil." We need not fret ourselves to do evil. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, for the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh not His saints. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. See Psalms 37:1-40. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 9

¹ Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king
⁷ Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin
²² Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him
³⁰ Zebul reveals it
³⁴ Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt
⁴⁶ He burns the hold of the god Berith
⁵⁰ At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone
⁵⁶ Jotham's curse is fulfilled

What do the individual words in Judges 9:38 mean?

And said to him Zebul where now indeed [is] your mouth with which you said who [is] Abimelech that we should serve him [Is] not this the people whom you despised in go out if you will now and fight with them -

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו זְבֻ֗ל אַיֵּ֨ה אֵפ֥וֹא פִ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמַ֔ר מִ֥י אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ הֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ؟ מָאַ֣סְתָּה בּ֔וֹ צֵא־ נָ֥א עַתָּ֖ה וְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ ס

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֜יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
זְבֻ֗ל	Zebul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זְבֻל Sense: chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites.
אַיֵּ֨ה	where now
Parse: Interrogative Root: אַיֵּה Sense: where?.
אֵפ֥וֹא	indeed [is]
Parse: Conjunction Root: אֵפֹוא Sense: then, now, so.
פִ֙יךָ֙	your mouth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	with which
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
תֹּאמַ֔ר	you said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מִ֥י	who [is]
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	Abimelech
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.
כִּ֣י	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ	we should serve him
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.
הֲלֹ֨א	[Is] not
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
זֶ֤ה	this
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
הָעָם֙	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
؟ מָאַ֣סְתָּה	you despised
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: מָאַס Sense: to reject, despise, refuse.
צֵא־	go out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
נָ֥א	if you will
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
עַתָּ֖ה	now
Parse: Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
וְהִלָּ֥חֶם	and fight
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בּֽוֹ	with them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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