10 And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; (A)you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’ But you have not obeyed my voice.”

The Call of Gideon

11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash (B)the Abiezrite, while his son (C)Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And (D)the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, (E)“The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

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10 I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship(A) the gods of the Amorites,(B) in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

11 The angel of the Lord(C) came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah(D) that belonged to Joash(E) the Abiezrite,(F) where his son Gideon(G) was threshing(H) wheat in a winepress(I) to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you,(J) mighty warrior.(K)

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