Judges 6:14 (ASV)

Passage

And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?

Nearby Context

Judges 6:12 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

Judges 6:13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? but now Jehovah hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.

Judges 6:14 And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?

Judges 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father`s house.

Judges 6:16 And Jehovah said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "looked", "upon", "said", "might", "save", "israel", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "looked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And Gideon said unto him Oh my..." into verse 15's "And he said unto him Oh Lord...", so "jehovah" and "looked" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "looked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.