Judges 6:2-4

King James Version

²And 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.

³And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

⁴And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

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Judges 6:2-4

New International Version

²Because the power of Midian was so oppressive,^(A) the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves^(B) and strongholds.^(C) ³Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites^(D) and other eastern peoples^(E) invaded the country. ⁴They 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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Judges 6:2-4

New King James Version

²and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, ^(A)the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains. ³So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the ^(B)people of the East would come up against them. ⁴Then they would encamp against them and ^(C)destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor ^(D)donkey.