Judges 6:16 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Judges 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.

Judges 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "said", "surely", "thee", "thou", "shalt", "smite", and "midianites". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And he said unto him Oh Lord..." into verse 17's "And he said unto him If now...", so "jehovah" and "said" 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 "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.