Judges 6:16 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.

Nearby Context

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

Judges 6:15 And he said to him, Ah Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Judges 6:16 And Jehovah said to him, I will certainly be with thee; and thou shalt smite Midian as one man.

Judges 6:17 And he said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, shew me a sign that it is thou who talkest with me.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "said", "certainly", "thee", "thou", "shalt", "smite", and "midian". 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 to him Ah Lord..." into verse 17's "And he said to 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.