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Midianites Oppress Israel

1 Then the children of Israel did aevil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of bMidian for seven years,  
2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, athe caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.  
3 So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the apeople of the East would come up against them.  
4 Then they would encamp against them and adestroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor bdonkey.  
5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were1 without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it.  
6 So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel acried out to the Lord.  
7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites,
8 that the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the ahouse of bondage;  
9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and adrove them out before you and gave you their land.  
10 Also I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; ado not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not obeyed My bvoice.’ ”  

Gideon

11 Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash athe Abiezrite, while his son bGideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.  
12 And the aAngel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is bwith you, you mighty man of valor!”  
13 Gideon said to Him, “O1 my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And awhere are all His miracles bwhich our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has cforsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”  
14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, a“Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. bHave I not sent you?”  
15 So he said to Him, “O1 my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed amy clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”  
16 And the Lord said to him, a“Surely I will be with you, and you shall1 defeat the Midianites as one man.”  
17 Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then ashow me a sign that it is You who talk with me.  
18 aDo not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.” And He said, “I will wait until you come back.”  
Verse Comparison: Judges 6:2

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American Standard Version
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

Amplified® Bible
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made themselves the dens which are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.

Contemporary English Version
The Midianites were so cruel that many Israelites ran to the mountains and hid in caves.

Darby English Version
And the hand of Mid'ian prevailed over Israel; and because of Mid'ian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves and the strongholds.

Good News Bible
The Midianites were stronger than Israel, and the people of Israel hid from them in caves and other safe places in the hills.

King James Version
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

New American Standard Bible
The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.

New International Version
Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds.

New King James Version
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which lay in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.

Revised Standard Version
And the hand of Mid'ian prevailed over Israel; and because of Mid'ian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves and the strongholds.

Young's Literal Translation
and the hand of Midian is strong against Israel, from the presence of Midian have the sons of Israel made for themselves the flowings which `are' in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

New English Translation
The Midianites1 overwhelmed Israel.2 Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters3 for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.


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