Judges 6:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 6:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 6:5 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 6:5 — KJV
“For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.”
— Judges 6:5 (KJV)
Judges 6:5 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 6:5
“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.”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:5: came, grasshoppers, multitude
“And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. in...: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:5: came, cattle, multitude
“And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:5: came, cattle, into
“And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. corrupted: or, destroyed”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:5: came, into, land
“And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:5: tents, into, land
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