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Judges 6:2 Cross-References

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And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. prevailed: Heb. was strong

Judges 6:2 (KJV)

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Jacobsecond-born son of Isaac (GEN 25:25-26)

Commentary on Judges 6:2

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.The phrase 'hand of Midian prevailed' (vattaoz yad-Midyan, וַתָּעָז יַד־מִדְיָן) uses azaz (עָזַז, 'to be strong, prevail, fierce'), indicating overwhelming force. Israel's reduction to hiding in 'dens... caves... strong holds' (minharot... me'arot... metzadot, מִנְהָרוֹת... מְעָרוֹת... מְצָדוֹת) represents complete societal collapse. These weren't organized military fortifications but desperate refuges—natural caves an...

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