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When they invaded[a] with their cattle and tents, they were as thick[b] as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted.[c] They came to devour[d] the land. Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

When the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help because of Midian,

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:5 tn Heb “came up.”
  2. Judges 6:5 tn Heb “numerous.”
  3. Judges 6:5 tn Heb “To them and to their camels there was no number.”
  4. Judges 6:5 tn Heb “destroy.” The translation “devour” carries through the imagery of a locust plague earlier in this verse.