Judges 6:6 Cross References - NSB

⁶ Israel was helpless against them.

⁹ The Israelites cried out to Jehovah, and he sent someone to free them. This was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz.

¹⁵ Then the Israelites cried out to Jehovah. So he sent someone to free them. This was Ehud, a left-handed man, who was the son of Gera, from the tribe of Benjamin. The people of Israel sent Ehud to King Eglon of Moab with gifts for him.

¹⁵ »Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.«

³⁴ When he killed some of them, the rest searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.

⁴³ He rescued them many times, but they continued to plot rebellion against him and to sink deeper because of their sin. ⁴⁴ He saw that they were suffering when he heard their cry for help.

¹⁶ Jehovah, they came to you in their distress. When you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer.

¹⁷ »They will devour your harvest and your food. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will devour your flocks and your herds. They will devour your vines and your fig trees. They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.

¹⁵ »I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek me. They will seek me earnestly in their affliction.«

⁴ Esau's descendants, the Edomites, say: »Our towns have been destroyed, but we will rebuild them.« Thus Jehovah (YHWH) will reply: »Let them rebuild. I will tear them down again. People will call them the evil country. They are the nation with whom Jehovah has a long lasting anger.