Judges 6:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The LORD said to him,“Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:12 : 12 He replied,“Surely I will be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve God at this mountain.”
  • Josh 1:5 : 5 No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.
  • Judg 6:12 : 12 The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
  • Isa 41:14-16 : 14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel. 15 “Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw. 16 You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the LORD; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • Mark 16:20 : 20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]
  • Acts 11:21 : 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 6:12-15
    4 verses
    82%

    12The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”

    13Gideon said to him,“Pardon me, but if the LORD is with us, why has such disaster overtaken us? Where are all his miraculous deeds our ancestors told us about? They said,‘Did the LORD not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”

    14Then the LORD himself turned to him and said,“You have the strength. Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! Have I not sent you?”

    15Gideon said to him,“But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.”

  • Judg 6:17
    79%

    17Gideon said to him,“If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.

  • Judg 7:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9Gideon Reassured of Victory That night the LORD said to Gideon,“Get up! Attack the camp, for I am handing it over to you.

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

    11and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave and attack the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.

  • Judg 6:36-37
    2 verses
    77%

    36Gideon said to God,“If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, as you promised, then give me a sign as proof.

    37Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it is dry, then I will be sure that you will use me to deliver Israel, as you promised.”

  • Judg 7:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Gideon Reduces the Ranks Jerub-Baal(that is, Gideon) and his men got up the next morning and camped near the spring of Harod. The Midianites were camped north of them near the hill of Moreh in the valley.

    2The LORD said to Gideon,“You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag,‘Our own strength has delivered us.’

  • Exod 3:12
    75%

    12He replied,“Surely I will be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve God at this mountain.”

  • Josh 1:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

    6Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.

  • Num 31:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1The Midianite War The LORD spoke to Moses:

    2“Exact vengeance for the Israelites from the Midianites– after that you will be gathered to your people.”

    3So Moses spoke to the people:“Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the LORD’s vengeance on Midian.

  • Num 25:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

    17“Bring trouble to the Midianites, and destroy them,

  • Exod 33:14
    73%

    14And the LORD said,“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

  • Judg 7:14
    73%

    14The other man said,“Without a doubt this symbolizes the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God is handing Midian and all the army over to him.”

  • Judg 9:17
    73%

    17my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

  • Judg 6:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22When Gideon realized that it was the LORD’s angel, he said,“Oh no! Sovereign LORD! I have seen the LORD’s angel face to face!”

    23The LORD said to him,“You are safe! Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

  • Exod 4:12
    73%

    12So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say.”

  • 1 Sam 10:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

    7“When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.

  • Judg 7:7
    72%

    7The LORD said to Gideon,“With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army and I will hand Midian over to you. The rest of the men should go home.”

  • Josh 23:10
    72%

    10One of you makes a thousand run away, for the LORD your God fights for you as he promised you he would.

  • Judg 6:7
    72%

    7When the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help because of Midian,

  • Judg 6:3
    71%

    3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.

  • Judg 7:17
    71%

    17He said to them,“Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely! I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

  • Deut 31:23
    71%

    23and the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun,“Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.”

  • Num 31:7
    71%

    7They fought against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

  • Judg 7:4
    71%

    4The LORD spoke to Gideon again,“There are still too many men. Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more. When I say,‘This one should go with you,’ pick him to go; when I say,‘This one should not go with you,’ do not take him.”

  • Gen 28:15
    71%

    15I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!”

  • Exod 4:15
    70%

    15“So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.

  • 2 Kgs 6:16
    70%

    16He replied,“Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.”

  • Exod 33:16
    70%

    16For how will it be known then that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us, so that we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?”

  • Judg 6:33
    70%

    33Gideon Summons an Army and Seeks Confirmation All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.

  • Num 10:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31Moses said,“Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.

    32And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

  • Judg 8:22
    70%

    22Gideon Rejects a Crown but Makes an Ephod The men of Israel said to Gideon,“Rule over us– you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.”

  • Judg 6:10
    70%

    10I said to you,“I am the LORD your God! Do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’”

  • Deut 31:6
    70%

    6Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the LORD your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

  • Deut 31:8
    70%

    8The LORD is indeed going before you– he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

  • Judg 20:28
    70%

    28Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the LORD in those days),“Should we once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, or should we quit?” The LORD said,“Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”

  • Gen 31:3
    70%

    3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

  • Jer 1:8
    69%

    8Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD.