Judges 6:2
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And 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.and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
In other translations
And 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.and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
Hebrew words
וַתָּעָזvata'ozand it prevailedH5810יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027מִדְיָןmidyanMidianH4080עַל־'al-overH5921יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478מִפְּנֵיmipenei<from> because ofH6440מִדְיָןmidyanMidianH4080עָשׂוּ'asuthey madeH6213לָהֶם׀lahemfor <the> themselvesבְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמִּנְהָרוֹתhaminharotthe densH4492אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בֶּהָרִיםbeharim[are] in the mountainsH2022וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמְּעָרוֹתhame'arotthe cavesH4631וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמְּצָדוֹת׃hametzadotthe strongholdsH4679
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- Hebrews 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
- Leviticus 26:17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- 1 Samuel 14:11And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Deuteronomy 28:47-4847 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, 48 you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Midian