Judges 6:1 (GNV)

Passage

Afterwarde the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gaue them into the handes of Midian seuen yeres.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:1 Afterwarde the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gaue them into the handes of Midian seuen yeres.

Judges 6:2 And the hand of Midian preuayled against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them dennes in the mountaines, and caues, and strong holdes.

Judges 6:3 When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the East, and came vpon them,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "afterwarde", "children", "israel", "committed", "wickednesse", "sight", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "afterwarde" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the hand of Midian preuayled against...", so "afterwarde" and "children" 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 "afterwarde" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.