Judges 8:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised God handed over to you Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian. What was I able to do compared to you? ’ When he said this, their anger against him subsided. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger toward him was abated when he had said that. American Standard Version (1901) God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. Common English Bible God handed you the Midianite officers Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do compared to you?” When he said this, their anger against him passed. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?" And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath delivered into your hands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb. What could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him. |
Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.
A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith;
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
So he said to them, ‘What have I done now compared to you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.