Judges 8:21

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, ¹  “Come on, ²  you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” ³  So Gideon killed ⁴  Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

Judges 8:1

8:1 The Ephraimites said to him, “Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us ⁵  when you went to fight the Midianites!” They argued vehemently with him.

Judges 1:17

1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon ⁶  and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They wiped out Zephath. ⁷  So people now call the city Hormah. ⁸ 

Isaiah 60:6

60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, ⁹ 

young camels from Midian and Ephah.

All the merchants of Sheba ¹⁰  will come,

bringing gold and incense

and singing praises to the Lord. ¹¹ 

Jeremiah 49:29

49:29 Their tents and their flocks will be taken away.

Their tent curtains, equipment, and camels will be carried off.

People will shout ¹²  to them,

‘Terror is all around you!’” ¹³ 

Jeremiah 49:32

49:32 Their camels will be taken as plunder.

Their vast herds will be taken as spoil.

I will scatter to the four winds

those desert peoples who cut their hair short at the temples. ¹⁴ 

I will bring disaster against them

from every direction,” says the Lord. ¹⁵ 

[8:21]  ¹ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ² tn Or “Arise.”

[8:21]  ³ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose and killed.”

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “by not summoning us.”

[1:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “Judah went with Simeon, his brother.”

[1:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Zephath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ⁸ sn The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (חָרַם, kharam).

[60:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”

[60:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.”

[60:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”

[49:29]  ¹² tn Or “Let their tents…be taken….Let their tent…be carried…. Let people shout….”

[49:29]  ¹³ sn This expression is a favorite theme in the book of Jeremiah. It describes the terrors of war awaiting the people of Judah and Jerusalem (6:25), the Egyptians at Carchemish (46:5), and here the Kedarites.

[49:32]  ¹⁴ tn See the translator’s note at Jer 9:26 and compare the usage in 9:26 and 25:23.

[49:32]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”