Judges 7:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD said, “Gideon, your army is too big. I can't let you win with this many soldiers. The Israelites would think that they had won the battle all by themselves and that I didn't have anything to do with it.

Cross References

Genesis 46:2

That night, God spoke to him and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” Jacob answered.

2 Chronicles 14:11

Asa prayed: LORD God, only you can help a powerless army defeat a stronger one. So we depend on you to help us. We will fight against this powerful army to honour your name, and we know that you won't be defeated. You are the LORD our God.

Isaiah 10:13

who says: I did these things by my own power because I am clever and wise. I attacked kings like a wild bull, and I took the land and the treasures of their nations.

Isaiah 2:11

When the LORD comes, everyone who is proud will be made humble, and the LORD alone will be honoured.

Isaiah 2:17

When that day comes, everyone who is proud will be put down. Only the LORD will be honoured.

Jeremiah 9:23

The LORD says: Don't boast about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Ezekiel 28:17

It was your good looks that made you arrogant, and you were so famous that you started acting like a fool. That's why I threw you to the ground and let other kings sneer at you.

Ezekiel 28:2

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

Habakkuk 1:16

that he offers sacrifices to his fishing nets, because they make him rich and provide choice foods.

Zechariah 12:7

But I will first give victory to Judah, so the kingdom of David and the city of Jerusalem in all their glory won't be thought of more highly than Judah itself.

Zechariah 4:6

So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel: I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.

Numbers 31:4

Each tribe will send a thousand men to fight.”

Romans 11:18

But don't think you are better than the branches that were cut away. Just remember that you are not supporting the roots of that tree. Its roots are supporting you.

Romans 3:27

What is left for us to boast about? Not a thing! Is it because we obeyed some law? No! It is because of faith.

2 Corinthians 4:7

We are like clay jars in which this treasure is stored. The real power comes from God and not from us.

Ephesians 2:9

It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can boast about.

Deuteronomy 32:27

But I dreaded the sound of your enemies saying, ‘We defeated Israel with no help from the LORD.’ ”

Deuteronomy 8:17

When you become successful, don't say, “I'm rich, and I've earned it all myself.”

Deuteronomy 8:18

Instead, remember that the LORD your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.

James 4:6

In fact, God treats us with even greater kindness, just as the Scriptures say, “God opposes everyone who is proud, but he is kind to everyone who is humble.”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons talked as they went towards the Philistine camp. “It's just the two of us against all those godless men,” Jonathan said. “But the LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Perhaps the LORD will help us win this battle.”