Reference

Judges 4:3

And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
1

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.

2

And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

3

And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

4

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

5

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth–el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Time-Bound Fulfillment
Multi-Signal Classification
80% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse describes the Israelites crying out due to oppression, but it does not contain any promises, prophecies, or covenants from God directed at Israel. It is a description of their distress, not a divine assurance.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a past oppression and its duration, but it does not present this duration as a prophecy that was given beforehand and then recognized upon fulfillment.