Judges 6:7 (KJV)

Passage

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

Nearby Context

Judges 6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

Judges 6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

Judges 6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

Judges 6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Judges 6:9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "children", "israel", "cried", "lord", and "midianites". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And Israel was greatly impoverished because of..." into verse 8's "That the LORD sent a prophet unto...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.