Judges 6:7

Judges 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,
• New International Version (NIV)When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites,

Context of Judges 6:7

5For the Midianites came with their cattle and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were without number, and they entered the land to lay waste to it. 6So Israel became poverty-stricken because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord. When the Israelites cried out to him because of Midian, 8the Lord sent a prophet to them. He said to them, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I brought you out of Egypt and out of the place of slavery. 9I rescued you from the power of Egypt and the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

Judges 6:7 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כִּֽי־זָעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה עַ֖ל אֹד֥וֹת מִדְיָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• becauseאוֹדָה'ôdôth 'ôdôth · causeH182
• of the Midianitesמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080

Commentaries on Judges 6:7

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 They cried to God for a deliverer, and he sent them a prophet to teach them. When God furnishes a land with faithful ministers, it is a token that he has mercy in store for it. He charges them with rebellion against the Lord; he intends to bring them to repentance. Repentance is real when the sinfulness of sin, as disobedience to God, is chiefly lamented.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-108. the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel--The curse of the national calamity is authoritatively traced to their infidelity as the cause.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 6:7

• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Den
• Gideon
• God
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign

Commentaries on Judges 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings