Judges 6:13

Translations

Modern

“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”

Traditional

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

Literal

And Gideon said to Him, “Please, my Lord, if YHWH is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles about which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Did not YHWH bring us up from Egypt?’ And YHWH has forsaken us and given us into the palm of Midian.”

Latin

Dixitque ei Gedeon: Obsecro, mi domine, si Dominus nobiscum est, cur apprehenderunt nos hæc omnia? ubi sunt mirabilia ejus, quæ narraverunt patres nostri, atque dixerunt: De Ægypto eduxit nos Dominus? nunc autem dereliquit nos Dominus, et tradidit in manu Madian.

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English

“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”

Notes

Judges 6:13–15

Like other prophets or judges, Gideon hesitated to obey. He doubted God's presence and his own ability (see study note on Judges 4:8; Exodus 3:1–4:17; Jeremiah 1:4–19).

Judges 6:11–32

Gideon met the angel of the Lord and became a hero. He destroyed the mixed Baal religion of his family and town. He then called his people to fight for the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon

Events

Deliverance by Gideon

Related verses

Psalm 77:7–9
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
2 Chronicles 15:2
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Isaiah 59:1–2
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
Genesis 25:22
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
Psalm 44:1
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
Psalm 89:49
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Psalm 78:3–4
…that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
Deuteronomy 31:17
On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Deuteronomy 30:17–18
But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

People

Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Midian: A nation descended from Abraham; oppressed Israel in the time of the judges

Glossary

Abiezer Abiezrite Amalek, Amalekites Angel of the Lord Armageddon Asher (Tribe) Gilead (Place) Joash Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Numbers, Book of Ophrah (Place) Prophecy

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Gideon Call: To Special Religious Duty: Gideon Communion: Gideon Doubting: Exemplified Excuses: General Scriptures Concerning God: Appearances of To Gideon Judge: Gideon Midianites: Gideon Raised up Against Miracles: should be Told to Future Generations Religious Zeal: Gideon

Judges 6:13

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