Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. New Living Translation Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel, English Standard Version For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. Berean Standard Bible Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, King James Bible And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; New King James Version So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. New American Standard Bible For whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and march against them. NASB 1995 For it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go against them. NASB 1977 For it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go against them. Legacy Standard Bible And it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would go up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go up against them. Amplified Bible For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them. Christian Standard Bible Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east came and attacked them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Qedemites came and attacked them. American Standard Version And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; Contemporary English Version Every time the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites invaded Israel together with the Amalekites and other eastern nations. English Revised Version And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; GOD'S WORD® Translation Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops. Good News Translation Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites would come with the Amalekites and the desert tribes and attack them. International Standard Version Whenever the Israelis sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east would come up and invade them. Majority Standard Bible Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, NET Bible Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them. New Heart English Bible And so it was, when Israel had sown, that Midian, Amalek, and the Kedemites would come up against them. Webster's Bible Translation And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; World English Bible So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it has been, if Israel has sowed, that Midian has come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, indeed, they have come up against him, Young's Literal Translation And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him, Smith's Literal Translation And it was if Israel sowed, and Midian came up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, and they came up against him: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations came up: Catholic Public Domain Version And when Israel had planted, Midian and Amalek, and the rest of the eastern nations ascended, New American Bible For it used to be that whenever the Israelites had completed sowing their crops, Midian, Amalek, and the Kedemites would come up, New Revised Standard Version For whenever the Israelites put in seed, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east would come up against them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the Rakimites came up and encamped against them; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And whenever Israel was sowing, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of Raqem were going up OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when the children of Israel sowed, that Madiam and Amalec went up, and the children of the east went up together with them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Midian Oppresses Israel…2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, 4encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.… Cross References Exodus 23:28-30 I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. / I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. / Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. Deuteronomy 28:33 A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. Joshua 23:13 know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Numbers 33:55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. 1 Samuel 13:5-6 Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven. / 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. 2 Kings 13:3 So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad. Isaiah 10:5-6 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. Jeremiah 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.” Joel 1:4 What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Luke 21:20-24 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Treasury of Scripture And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; when Israel Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. Deuteronomy 28:30-33,51 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof… Job 31:8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. Amalekites Judges 3:13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. children Judges 6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. Judges 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. Judges 8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. Jump to Previous Amalek Amalekites Amal'ekites Attack Children Crops East Eastern Invaded Israel Israelites Israel's Midian Midianites Mid'ianites Peoples Planted Seed Sowed Sown WheneverJump to Next Amalek Amalekites Amal'ekites Attack Children Crops East Eastern Invaded Israel Israelites Israel's Midian Midianites Mid'ianites Peoples Planted Seed Sowed Sown WheneverJudges 6 1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian8. A prophet rebukes them 11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance 17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire 24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom 28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal 33. Gideon's army 36. Gideon's signs Whenever the Israelites planted crops This phrase sets the stage for the cyclical oppression faced by the Israelites during the time of the Judges. The act of planting crops signifies a period of hope and expectation for sustenance and prosperity. In the Hebrew context, agriculture was central to life and survival, and planting was an act of faith in God's provision. The Israelites' agricultural efforts were continually thwarted, symbolizing the spiritual and physical oppression they faced due to their disobedience to God. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sowing and reaping, where spiritual disobedience leads to physical and spiritual consequences. the Midianites Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country The Amalekites.--See Judges 3:13; Genesis 36:12. The children of the east.--Beni Kedem (Genesis 25:6; Job 1:3) is a general name for Arabs, as Josephus rightly calls them. From Judges 8:26 we can derive a picture of their chiefs in their gorgeous robes and golden ear-rings, mounted on dromedaries and camels, of which the necks were hung with moon-shaped ornaments of gold. . . . Verse 3. - Children of the east. We first find this term in Genesis 29:1, where it is applied to the people of Haran. Comparing the analogous phrases, "the east country" (Genesis 25:6), the mountains of the east (Numbers 23:7), "the men of the east" (Job 1:3), "the east" (Isaiah 2:3; Matthew 2:1), we gather that the country lying to the east of Palestine as far as the river Euphrates was called the east country, and that the various tribes of Arabs and others who peopled that desert were called "the children of the cast" (see ver. 33 and Judges 7:12; Judges 8:10).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Wheneverאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc would plant their crops, זָרַ֣ע (zā·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify the Midianites, מִדְיָ֧ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled Amalekites, וַֽעֲמָלֵ֛ק (wa·‘ă·mā·lêq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and other people וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of the East קֶ֖דֶם (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time would come up וְעָלָ֨ה (wə·‘ā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively and invade וְעָל֥וּ (wə·‘ā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively them, עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Judges 6:3 NIVJudges 6:3 NLT Judges 6:3 ESV Judges 6:3 NASB Judges 6:3 KJV Judges 6:3 BibleApps.com Judges 6:3 Biblia Paralela Judges 6:3 Chinese Bible Judges 6:3 French Bible Judges 6:3 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 6:3 So it was when Israel had sown (Jd Judg. 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