Judges 7:12

¹⁰ But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah

¹¹ and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.

Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.

¹³ And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

¹⁴ His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
KJV: And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
WEB: The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.
ASV: And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude.
DARBY: And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east lay along in the valley as locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand upon the sea-shore for multitude.
BLB: And the Midianite and Amalekite and all the sons of the East were lying in the valley as the locust in multitude, and their camels [were] without number, as the sand by the shore of the sea in multitude.

ÅB: Men midianittene og amalekittene og alle Østens barn lå der i dalen så tett som gresshopper, og det var ikke tall på deres kameler; de var tallrike som sanden på havets bredd.
OTB: Midianittene, amalekittene og alle folkene fra øst lå i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper; deres kameler var uten tall, tallrike som sanden ved havets bredd.
B1930: Men midianittene og amalekittene og alle Østens barn lå der i dalen så tett som gresshopper, og det var ikke tall på deres kameler; de var tallrike som sanden på havets bredd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Judges 6:5
For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.
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Judges 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.
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Judges 6:3
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
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Isaiah 8:9–10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
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Joshua 11:4
So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
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Psalms 3:1
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
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Psalms 33:16
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
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Psalms 118:10–12
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
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