Judges 6:1-14

1And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

3And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.

4And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the land, until thou come to Gazah, and they left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

5For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they entered into the land to destroy it.

6And Israel was greatly impoverished because of Midian. And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah.

7And it came to pass when the children of Israel cried to Jehovah because of Midian,

8that Jehovah sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the 1God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

9and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land,

10and I said to you, I am Jehovah your 2God; fear not the 3gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But ye have not hearkened to my voice.

11And an angel of Jehovah came and sat under the terebinth that was in Ophrah, that [belonged] to Joash the Abi-ezrite. And his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, to secure [it] from the Midianites.

12And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him, and said to him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

13And Gideon said to him, Ah my Lord, if Jehovah be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles that our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? And now Jehovah hath cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian.

14And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have not I sent thee?