So Israel was brought (A)very low because of Midian, and the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord.

Now it came about, when the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of Midian, that the Lord sent a prophet to the sons of Israel, and (B)he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘It was I who brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of [a]slavery.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:8 Lit slaves

Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out(A) to the Lord for help.

When the Israelites cried out(B) to the Lord because of Midian, he sent them a prophet,(C) who said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt,(D) out of the land of slavery.(E)

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