Judges 6:1 (LSB)

Passage

Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh; and Yahweh gave them into the hands of Midian seven years.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:1 Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh; and Yahweh gave them into the hands of Midian seven years.

Judges 6:2 And the power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.

Judges 6:3 And it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would go up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go up against them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "israel", "evil", "eyes", "yahweh", "gave", and "hands". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the power of Midian prevailed against...", so "sons" 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 "sons" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.