Judges 6:1 (DBY)

Passage

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Judges 6:2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

Judges 6:3 And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "israel", "evil", "sight", "jehovah", "delivered", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the hand of Midian prevailed against...", so "children" and "israel" should be read forward into that movement. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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