Judges 6:6 (DRB)

Passage

And Israel was humbled exceedingly in the sight of Madian.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:4 And pitching their tents among them, wasted all things as they were in the blade, even to the entrance of Gaza: and they left nothing at all in Israel for sustenance of life, nor sheep, nor oxen, nor asses.

Judges 6:5 For they and all their flocks came with their tents, and like locusts filled all places, an innumerable multitude of men, and of camels, wasting whatsoever they touched.

Judges 6:6 And Israel was humbled exceedingly in the sight of Madian.

Judges 6:7 And he cried to the Lord, desiring help against the Madianites.

Judges 6:8 And he sent unto them a prophet, and he spoke: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: I made you to come up out of Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "humbled", "exceedingly", "sight", and "madian". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "humbled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For they and all their flocks came..." into verse 7's "And he cried to the Lord desiring...", so "israel" and "humbled" 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 "israel" and "humbled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.