Judges 6:15

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But Gideon said to him, 'Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house.'

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  • Exod 3:11 : 11 But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'
  • 1 Sam 9:21 : 21 Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me this way?"
  • 1 Sam 18:23 : 23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, 'Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law? I’m only a poor man and little known.'
  • Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'
  • Jer 50:45 : 45 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has purposed against Babylon and the plans He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely, the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; surely, their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
  • Luke 1:34 : 34 Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?'
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  • Exod 4:10 : 10 Moses said to the LORD, 'Pardon me, Lord, but I am not eloquent—neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.'
  • Exod 18:21-25 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace. 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 Then Jacob said, 'O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 6:16-17
    2 verses
    82%

    16The Lord said to him, 'I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.'

    17Gideon replied, 'If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.'

  • Judg 6:12-14
    3 verses
    82%

    12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'

    13Gideon said to him, 'Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about, saying, ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.'

    14The Lord turned to him and said, 'Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?'

  • 1 Sam 9:21
    73%

    21Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me this way?"

  • Judg 7:2
    73%

    2The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for me to hand Midian over to them, lest Israel boast against me, claiming, 'My own strength has delivered me.'

  • Judg 6:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised,

    37Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said.

  • Jer 1:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! I do not know how to speak because I am too young.'

    7But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.'

  • Judg 7:9-11
    3 verses
    70%

    9That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

    10But if you are afraid to go down, take your servant Purah with you and go down to the camp.

    11Listen to what they are saying, and afterward, you will be encouraged to attack the camp." So he and his servant Purah went down to the edge of the armed men who were in the camp.

  • Judg 9:17
    70%

    17'because my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian—'

  • Judg 7:14
    70%

    14His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

  • Exod 3:11
    69%

    11But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

  • Deut 26:5
    69%

    5And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'

  • Gen 32:10
    69%

    10Then Jacob said, 'O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me,

  • Judg 8:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2But Gideon replied to them, 'What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s harvest better than the full harvest of Abiezer?'

    3God gave the leaders of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?' At this, their anger toward him subsided when he said this.

  • Gen 37:13
    68%

    13Israel said to Joseph, "Aren’t your brothers shepherding the flock at Shechem? Go, and I will send you to them." Joseph replied, "Here I am."

  • Exod 4:13
    68%

    13But Moses said, 'Pardon me, Lord. Please send someone else.'

  • 2 Kgs 6:27
    68%

    27He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"

  • Judg 6:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6So Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

    7When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

  • Amos 7:15
    68%

    15But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'

  • Gen 44:34
    68%

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.

  • Gen 44:20
    68%

    20And we answered my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'"

  • Judg 19:18
    68%

    18The man answered, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord, but no one has taken me into their home.

  • Judg 6:22
    67%

    22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!'

  • Gen 30:30
    67%

    30For you had little before I came, but now it has increased greatly. The LORD has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when can I provide for my own household?

  • Judg 8:19
    67%

    19Gideon said, 'They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As surely as the Lord lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.'

  • Gen 31:5-6
    2 verses
    67%

    5He said to them, 'I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not as it was before, but the God of my father has been with me.'

    6You know that I have worked for your father with all my strength.

  • Judg 7:7
    67%

    7The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped, I will save you and hand Midian over to you. Let all the others go home."

  • Amos 7:5
    67%

    5Then I said, 'Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!'

  • 1 Sam 9:16
    67%

    16"About this time tomorrow, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. You shall anoint him as ruler over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines, for I have seen my people and their cry has reached me."

  • 2 Sam 1:8
    67%

    8He asked me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

  • Gen 15:8
    67%

    8But Abram said, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"

  • 1 Sam 4:16
    67%

    16The man said to Eli, 'I have come from the battle; I fled from the battlefield today.' Eli asked, 'What happened, my son?'

  • Gen 24:27
    67%

    27He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."

  • Gen 46:31
    67%

    31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    66%

    9But Obadiah said, "What have I done wrong that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be killed?"

  • Judg 7:4
    66%

    4Then the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and there I will test them for you. Whoever I say, 'This one shall go with you,' he shall go; and whoever I say, 'This one shall not go with you,' he shall not go."

  • Gen 44:22
    66%

    22But we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves, his father will die.'"

  • 1 Sam 14:6
    66%

    6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'

  • Judg 7:17
    66%

    17He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do.

  • Deut 1:12
    66%

    12But how can I alone bear your troubles, your burdens, and your disputes?

  • Judg 1:2
    66%

    2The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up. I have given the land into his hand."