Judges 6:12 (YLT)

Passage

and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with thee, O mighty one of valour.'

Nearby Context

Judges 6:10 and I say to you, I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, ye do not fear the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling: --and ye have not hearkened to My voice.'

Judges 6:11 And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which <FI>is<Fi> in Ophrah, which <FI>is<Fi> to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove <FI>it<Fi> from the presence of the Midianites;

Judges 6:12 and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with thee, O mighty one of valour.'

Judges 6:13 And Gideon saith unto him, `O, my lord--and Jehovah is with us! --and why hath all this found us? and where <FI>are<Fi> all His wonders which our fathers recounted to us, saying, Hath not Jehovah brought us up out of Egypt? and now Jehovah hath left us, and doth give us into the hand of Midian.'

Judges 6:14 And Jehovah turneth unto him and saith, `Go in this--thy power; and thou hast saved Israel out of the hand of Midian--have not I sent thee.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "jehovah", "appeareth", "saith", "thee", "mighty", and "valour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and..." into verse 13's "And Gideon saith unto him O my...", so "messenger" and "jehovah" 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 "messenger" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.