³ Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites^(A) and other eastern peoples^(B) invaded the country. ⁴ They camped on the land and ruined the crops^(C) all the way to Gaza^(D) and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys. ⁵ They came up with their livestock and their tents like swarms of locusts.^(E) It was impossible to count them or their camels;^(F) they invaded the land to ravage it. ⁶ Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out^(G) to the Lord for help.

⁵¹ They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine^(A) or olive oil,^(B) nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.^(C)

³³ A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression^(A) all your days.^(B)