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Judges 6:2

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1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

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.

3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

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BSB
and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
KJV
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.
WEB
The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.
ASV
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
DARBY
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
BLB
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. From the faces of the Midianite, the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens that [are] in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds.
ÅB
Og midianittenes hånd ble overmektig over Israel; det var for midianittenes skyld Israels barn gjorde seg de hulninger som finnes i fjellene, og hulene og fjellborgene.
OTB
Midjans makt var overveldende mot Israel. Følgelig laget israelittene seg tilfluktssteder i fjellkløfter, huler og festninger.
B1930
Og midianittenes hånd blev overmektig over Israel; det var for midianittenes skyld Israels barn gjorde sig de hulninger som finnes i fjellene, og hulene og fjellborgene.

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  • Hebrews 11:38

    (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:6

    When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:11

    And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

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  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:47–48

    Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

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  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

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