Judges 6:30 (YLT)

Passage

And the men of the city say unto Joash, `Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which <FI>is<Fi> by it.'

Nearby Context

Judges 6:28 And the men of the city rise early in the morning, and lo, broken down hath been the altar of Baal, and the shrine which is by it hath been cut down, and the second bullock hath been offered on the altar which is built.

Judges 6:29 And they say one to another, `Who hath done this thing?' and they inquire and seek, and they say, `Gideon son of Joash hath done this thing.'

Judges 6:30 And the men of the city say unto Joash, `Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which <FI>is<Fi> by it.'

Judges 6:31 And Joash saith to all who have stood against him, `Ye, do ye plead for Baal? ye--do ye save him? he who pleadeth for him is put to death during the morning; if he <FI>is<Fi> a god he himself doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

Judges 6:32 And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, `The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "city", "joash", "bring", "dieth", "hath", "broken", "down", and "altar". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "city" and "joash", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And they say one to another Who..." into verse 31's "And Joash saith to all who have...", so "city" and "joash" 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 "city" and "joash" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.