Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. New Living Translation The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. English Standard Version The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. Berean Standard Bible Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, King James Bible And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. New King James Version Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, New American Standard Bible Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD handed them over to Midian for seven years. NASB 1995 Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hands of Midian seven years. NASB 1977 Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hands of Midian seven years. Legacy Standard Bible Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh; and Yahweh gave them into the hands of Midian seven years. Amplified Bible Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years. Christian Standard Bible The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD handed them over to Midian seven years, Holman Christian Standard Bible The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD handed them over to Midian seven years, American Standard Version And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. Contemporary English Version Then once again the Israelites started disobeying the LORD, so he let the nation of Midian control Israel for seven years. English Revised Version And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Israel did what the LORD considered evil. So the LORD handed them over to Midian for seven years. Good News Translation Once again the people of Israel sinned against the LORD, so he let the people of Midian rule them for seven years. International Standard Version Later on, the Israelis practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, so the LORD handed them over to the domination of Midian for seven years. Majority Standard Bible Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, NET Bible The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight, so the LORD turned them over to Midian for seven years. New Heart English Bible And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. Webster's Bible Translation And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. World English Bible The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, so Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the sons of Israel do evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH gives them into the hand of Midian [for] seven years, Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years, Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah will give them into the hand of Midian seven years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, who delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years. New American Bible The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, who therefore delivered them into the power of Midian for seven years, New Revised Standard Version The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Midianites seven years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the children of Israel did evil before LORD JEHOVAH and LORD JEHOVAH delivered them into the hand of the Midianites seven years OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Madiam seven years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Midian Oppresses Israel1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, 2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.… Cross References Judges 2:11-15 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. ... Judges 3:7-11 So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years. / But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. ... Judges 4:1-3 After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD. / So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. / Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Deuteronomy 28:15-25 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... 2 Kings 17:7-20 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... Nehemiah 9:26-28 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. Psalm 106:40-43 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. / He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. / Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. ... Isaiah 59:1-2 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. Jeremiah 2:19 Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. Hosea 4:1-2 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Romans 1:18-25 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ... Romans 2:5-9 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. ... Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... Hebrews 12:5-6 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Treasury of Scripture And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. did evil Judges 2:13,14,19,20 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth… Leviticus 26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: delivered. Genesis 25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Numbers 25:17,18 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: … Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Jump to Previous Children Delivered Evil Eyes Hand Hands Israel Israelites Midian Mid'ian Midianites Seven SightJump to Next Children Delivered Evil Eyes Hand Hands Israel Israelites Midian Mid'ian Midianites Seven SightJudges 6 1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian8. A prophet rebukes them 11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance 17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire 24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom 28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal 33. Gideon's army 36. Gideon's signs Again the Israelites did evil This phrase indicates a recurring cycle of disobedience among the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "again" (יָסַף, yasaph) suggests a repeated action, highlighting the Israelites' persistent return to sin despite previous deliverances. This cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance is a central theme in the Book of Judges. It serves as a reminder of human frailty and the tendency to fall back into old patterns without genuine transformation and reliance on God. in the sight of the LORD so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years Midian.--Midian was the son of Adraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2), and from him descended the numerous and wealthy nomadic tribes which occupied the plains east of Moab (Numbers 31:32-39). The name belongs, properly, to the tribes on the south-east of the Gulf of Akabah (1Kings 11:18). Moses himself had lived for forty years among them (Exodus 3:1; Exodus 18:1); but the Israelites had been bidden to maintain deadly hostility against the nation because of the shameful worship of Baal-peor, to which, under the instigation of Balaam, the Midianites had tempted them (Numbers 25:1-18). . . . Verse 1. - Midian. In Numbers 22:7 we read of the Midianites as allied with the Moabites in their hostility to the children of Israel, and we find them willing agents of Balaam s iniquitous counsels (Numbers 25:6, 17, 18; Numbers 31:7, 8), and suffering a terrible chastisement from the Israelites in consequence. An abiding national feud was the natural consequence; and this, added to their love of plunder, no doubt led to the present invasion in company with the Amalekites (Judges 3:13, note). Observe the contrast between the victory described in Numbers 31. and the defeat narrated in this chapter.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Again the Israelitesבְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son did וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make evil הָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel so He יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel handed them over to וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם (way·yit·tə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Midian מִדְיָ֖ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled for seven שֶׁ֥בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years, שָׁנִֽים׃ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year Links Judges 6:1 NIVJudges 6:1 NLT Judges 6:1 ESV Judges 6:1 NASB Judges 6:1 KJV Judges 6:1 BibleApps.com Judges 6:1 Biblia Paralela Judges 6:1 Chinese Bible Judges 6:1 French Bible Judges 6:1 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 6:1 The children of Israel did that which (Jd Judg. 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