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

5Like swarms of locusts, they came with their livestock and their tents. They and their camels could not be counted. They came into the land only to ruin it. 6So the Israelites became very poor because of Midian and cried out to the Lord for help. When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help because of what the Midianites had done to them, 8the Lord sent a prophet to them. He said, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I brought you out of Egypt. I took you away from slavery. 9I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of those who oppressed you. I forced people out of your way. I 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
• Children of Israel
• Den
• Gideon
• God
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign
• Wherewith
• Wring

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