1 Samuel 8:18

When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Samuel delivers this warning to the Israelite elders immediately after listing the king’s oppressive demands, just before they explicitly refuse to heed his counsel. The words — זְעַקְתֶּם (ze'aktem) means “you will cry out,” and בְּחַרְתֶּם (bechartem) means “you have chosen.” The thread — The pattern of rejected warning followed by divine silence runs in Micah 3:4, Proverbs 1:25, and Isaiah 1:15. Why it lands — It demands acknowledgment that choosing human rule over divine provision cuts off the source of relief, leaving no legitimate ground for complaint when consequences arrive.

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The Hebrew words

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u./ze.'ak.Temand/ you will cry out בַּיּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomin the/ day הַה֔וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi./li/f.Nei<from>/ <to>/ because of מַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke./Khemking/ your אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.Temyou have chosenלָכֶ֑םla./Khemfor <the>/ yourselvesוְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.Nehhe will answer יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you בַּיּ֥וֹםba/i.Yomin the/ day הַהֽוּא׃ha./Hu'<the>/ that

King James Version

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

Cross-references

Micah 3:4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
Proverbs 1:25 because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Isaiah 8:21 They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
Job 27:9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
Psalms 18:41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Luke 13:25 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’