And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, [a]and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them dens in the mountains, and caves, and strongholds.

When Israel had sown, then came up the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the [b]East, and came upon them,

And camped by them, and destroyed the fruit of the earth, even till thou come unto [c]Gaza, and left no food for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:2 For fear of the Midianites, they fled into the dens of the mountains.
  2. Judges 6:3 Or, of Kedem.
  3. Judges 6:4 Even almost the whole country.

Because the power of Midian was so oppressive,(A) the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves(B) and strongholds.(C) Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites(D) and other eastern peoples(E) invaded the country. They camped on the land and ruined the crops(F) all the way to Gaza(G) and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys.

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