Judges 6:1-10

English Standard Version (Chapter 6)

The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.

The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD

The LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.

English Standard Version (Chapter 6)

And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey. For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted—so that they laid waste the land as they came in.

And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel:

Because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds

For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them

They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza,

And leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey

They would come up with their livestock and their tents

They would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted

So that they laid waste the land as they came in.

English Standard Version (Chapter 6)

And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the LORD.

And Israel was brought very low because of Midian

And the people of Israel cried out for help to the LORD.

English Standard Version (Chapter 6)

When the people of Israel cried out to the LORD on account of the Midianites, the LORD sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.

When the people of Israel cried out to the LORD on account of the Midianites

The LORD sent a prophet to the people of Israel.

And he said to them:

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel:

I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery.

I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians

And from the hand of all who oppressed you,

(I) drove them out before you and gave you their land

English Standard Version (Chapter 6)

And I said to you, ‘I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’ But you have not obeyed my voice.”

And I said to you:

I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’

But you have not obeyed my voice.