Judges 6:7 (ASV)

Passage

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah because of Midian,

Nearby Context

Judges 6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.

Judges 6:6 And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah.

Judges 6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah because of Midian,

Judges 6:8 that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Judges 6:9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "children", "israel", "cried", "jehovah", and "midian". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And Israel was brought very low because..." into verse 8's "that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.