Judges 6:1 (KJV)

Passage

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

Judges 6:2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

Judges 6:3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "israel", "evil", "sight", "lord", "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.