And the land was quiet forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

And the children of Israel continued to do evil before the Lord. And the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil before the Lord.

So Moab was humbled in that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest eighty years; and Ehud judged them till he died.

And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Ehud was dead.

Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love Him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. [ 5:32] And the land had rest forty years.

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

When Your people Israel falls before enemies, because they shall sin against You, and they shall return and confess to Your name, and they shall pray and supplicate in this house,

then shall You hear from heaven, and be gracious to the sins of Your people Israel, and You shall restore them to the land which You gave to their fathers.

then shall You hearken from heaven, out of Your established dwelling place, and shall be merciful, and shall do, and recompense to [every] man according to his ways, as You shall know his heart, for You alone know the heart of all the children of men;

Turn from heaven, and look from Your holy habitation and [from] Your glory; where is Your zeal and Your strength? Where is the abundance of Your mercy and of Your compassions, that You have withheld Yourself from us?

Many a time He delivered them; but they provoked Him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

And He remembered His covenant, and relented according to the multitude of His mercy.