Judges 9:38

“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.”

"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." - Judges 9:38
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What does Judges 9:38 mean?

Judges 9:38 from the King James Version reads: "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." This verse comes from…

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The Echo of our Words: The Weight of Despised Authority

The life of Jephthah in the Book of Judges reveals a crucial theme in our spiritual journey - the intersection of our words and actions, particularly in the context of authority and leadership. In Judges 9:38, Zebul confronts Gaal, saying, "Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now…

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A Prayer for Strength and Wisdom in the Face of Adversity

O Sovereign Lord, we come before You today with hearts that seek Your wisdom and strength, just as the people of Israel sought guidance in times of battle. We reflect on the words spoken by Zebul in Judges 9:38, "Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou…

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Judges 9:38 - "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."
Ezekiel 16:38 - "And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy."
Mark 9:38
Matthew 9:37-38
Judges 6:38 - "And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water."
Judges 20:38 - "Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city."
Judges 11:38 - "And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains."
Judges 9:8-15
John 9:38 - "And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him."
Job 38:9 - "When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,"
Judges 9:37-38 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.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.
Matthew 9:38 - "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Psalms 38:9 - "Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."
1 Chronicles 9:38 - "And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren."
Judges 9:50 - "¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it."
Judges 9:22 - "¶ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,"
Judges 15:9 - "¶ Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi."
Isaiah 38:9 - "¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:"
"And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy." - Ezekiel 16:38
Judges 9:39 - "And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech."
Nehemiah 9:38 - "And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it."
Judges 21:9 - "For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there."
Judges 9:42 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech."
Judges 9:10 - "And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:12 - "Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:47 - "And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together."
Exodus 38:9 - "¶ And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:"
Psalms 98:9 - "Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."
Judges 9:9 - "But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?"