but to the sons of Abraham’s concubines, Abraham had given gifts and sent them away from his son Isaac while he was still living, eastward to the land of the east.
Judges 6:3 - Tree of Life Version Whenever Israel had done their sowing, the Midianites, Amalekites and people from the east would come up and raid them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For whenever Israel had sown their seed, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them. American Standard Version (1901) And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; Common English Bible Whenever the Israelites planted seeds, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other easterners would invade. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Israel had planted, Midian and Amalek, and the rest of the eastern nations ascended, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec and the rest of the eastern nations came up. |
but to the sons of Abraham’s concubines, Abraham had given gifts and sent them away from his son Isaac while he was still living, eastward to the land of the east.
Then Jacob lifted up his feet and went to the land of the peoples of the east.
Now the children of Israel were mustered, given provisions, and marched against them. But when the children of Israel encamped before them, they looked like two little flocks of goats while the Arameans covered the land.
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
and his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. That man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
They will swoop down on the Philistine slope to the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east— laying their hand on Edom and Moab, the children of Ammon obeying them.
Adonai has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm: “Surely I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies, nor will foreigners drink your new wine, for which you have labored.
About Kedar and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Thus says Adonai: “Arise, go up against Kedar and devastate the children of the east.
Say to the children of Ammon—hear the word of Adonai, thus says Adonai Elohim—‘Because you said, “Aha!” against My Sanctuary when it was defiled, against the land of Israel when it was made desolate and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,
therefore behold, I will give you over to the children of the east as a possession. They will set up their camps among you and make their dwellings among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
then I will do the following to you in return. I will appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever that will dim the eyes and cause the soul to pine away. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
You will sow but not reap; You will tread olives but not anoint yourself with oil, and grapes but not drink wine.
It will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil, until you are destroyed. It will not leave behind for you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until it ruins you.
the Zidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites who oppressed you? When you cried out to Me, I delivered you from their hand.
So he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, then went and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.
Midian maintained an upper hand over Israel, and because of Midian Bnei-Yisrael made themselves hideouts in the mountains—caves and strongholds.
Now all the Midianites, the Amalekites and the people of the east gathered together, crossed over and camped in the valley of Jezreel.
They would set up camp by them, destroy the produce of the land as far as Gaza, and leave nothing in Israel to live on—not a sheep, ox or donkey.
Now the Midianites, the Amalekites and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were countless, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and with them their armies of about 15,000 men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the east—the fallen were 120,000 swordsmen.