14 So the ^sanger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to ^tplunderers, who plundered them. And he ^usold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that ^vthey could no longer withstand their enemies.

Midian Oppresses Israel

1 ^fThe people of Israel ^gdid what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.

The Birth of Samson

1 And the people of Israel ^yagain did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the ^zPhilistines for forty years.