Judges 6 · Verse 13

Judges 6:13

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
Judges 6:13, King James Version

Judges 6:13 in other translations

BSB“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
WEBGideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, ‘Didn’t the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
ASVAnd Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? but now Jehovah hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.
YLTAnd Gideon saith unto him, ‘O, my lord--and Jehovah is with us! --and why hath all this found us? and where are 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.'
DARBYAnd Gideon said to him, Ah my Lord, if Jehovah be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles that our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? And now Jehovah hath cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian.
BBEThen Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us over to the power of Midian.
WebsterAnd Gideon said to him, O my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then hath all this befallen us? and where are all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

What does Judges 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us?--Gideon's language betrays want of reflection, for the very chastisements God had brought on His people showed His presence with, and His interest in, them.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 And Gideon said unto him - This speech is remarkable for its energy and simplicity; it shows indeed a measure of despondency, but not more than the circumstances of the case justified.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 6:11-24

Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet in obscurity through the times: he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was very sure that the Lord was with him, when his Angel was with him. Gideon was weak in faith, which made it hard to reconcile the assurances of the presence of God with the distress to which Israel was brought. The Angel answered his objections. He told him to appear and act as…

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Judges 6:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֤יו'e.Lavto himH413
גִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnGideonH1439
בִּ֣יbipardon meH994
אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
וְיֵ֤שׁve.Yeshand thereH3426
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nu[is] with usH5973
וְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahand <to> why?H4100
מְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuhas it found usH4672
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
זֹ֑אתZotthisH2063
וְאַיֵּ֣הve.'ai.Yehand where?H346
כָֽל\־khol-[are] allH3605
נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.Tavwonders hisH6381
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
סִפְּרוּ\־si.pe.ru-they recountedH5608
לָ֨נוּLa.nuto <the> us
אֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nufathers ourH1
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
הֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nudid he bring up usH5927
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
נְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuhe has abandoned usH5203
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nuand he has given usH5414
בְּכַף\־be.khaf-in [the] hand ofH3709
מִדְיָֽן\׃mid.YanMidianH4080

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Cross references for Judges 6:13

  • Psalms 77:7-9

    Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

  • Isaiah 59:1-2

    Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

  • Psalms 44:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

  • Psalms 89:49

    Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

  • Genesis 25:22

    And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 63:15

    Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

  • Isaiah 41:17

    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

  • Deuteronomy 30:17-18

    But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

  • Deuteronomy 31:17

    Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

  • Psalms 78:3-4

    Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

  • Exodus 33:14-16

    And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if the Lord.
Ge 25:22; Ex 33:14-16; Nu 14:14,15; Ro 8:31
why then.
De 29:24; 30:17,18; Ps 77:7-9; 89:49; Isa 59:1,2; 63:15
our fathers.
Ps 44:1; 78:3,4
forsaken us.
De 31:17; 2Ch 15:2; Ps 27:9; Isa 41:17; Jer 23:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 6:12

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

  • Judges 6:13

    And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

  • Judges 6:14

    And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

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Judges 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Gedeón le respondió: Ah, Señor mío, si Jehová es con nosotros, ¿por qué nos ha sobrevenido todo esto? ¿Y dónde están todas sus maravillas, que nuestros padres nos han contado, diciendo: ¿No nos sacó Jehová de Egipto? Y ahora Jehová nos ha desamparado, y nos ha entregado en mano de los Madianitas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Gédéon lui dit: Ah! mon seigneur, si l’ Éternel est avec nous, pourquoi donc toutes ces choses nous sont-elles arrivées? Et où sont toutes ses merveilles que nos pères nous ont racontées, en disant: L’ Éternel ne nous a-t-il pas fait monter hors d’Égypte? Et maintenant l’ Éternel nous a abandonnés, et nous a livrés en la main de Madian.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gideon sprach zu ihm: Bitte, mein Herr! wenn Jehova mit uns ist, warum hat denn dieses alles uns betroffen? Und wo sind alle seine Wunder, die unsere Väter uns erzählt haben, indem sie sprachen: Hat Jehova uns nicht aus Ägypten heraufgeführt? Und nun hat Jehova uns verlassen und uns in die Hand Midians gegeben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ei Gedeon: Obsecro, mi domine, si Dominus nobiscum est, cur apprehenderunt nos hæc omnia? ubi sunt mirabilia ejus, quæ narraverunt patres nostri, atque dixerunt: De Ægypto eduxit nos Dominus? nunc autem dereliquit nos Dominus, et tradidit in manu Madian.