Judges 6:13

Gideon 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."

Psalm 44:1

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.

2 Chronicles 15:2

He met Asa and told him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

Psalm 89:49

Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!

Genesis 25:22

But the children struggled inside her, and she said, "If it is going to be like this, I'm not so sure I want to be pregnant!" So she asked the Lord,

Exodus 33:14-16

And the Lord said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

Numbers 14:14-15

then they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among this people, that you, Lord, are seen face to face, that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them by day in a pillar of cloud and in a pillar of fire by night.

Deuteronomy 29:24

Then all the nations will ask, "Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?"

Deuteronomy 30:17-18

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

Deuteronomy 31:17

At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?'

Psalm 27:9

Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

Psalm 77:7-9

I asked, "Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

Psalm 78:3-4

What we have heard and learned -- that which our ancestors have told us --

Isaiah 41:17

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Isaiah 59:1-2

Look, the Lord's hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

Jeremiah 23:33

The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, when one of these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What burdensome message do you have from the Lord?' Tell them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you away. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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Summary

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

Our fathers

Bible References

If the lord

Genesis 25:22
But the children struggled inside her, and she said, "If it is going to be like this, I'm not so sure I want to be pregnant!" So she asked the Lord,
Exodus 33:14
And the Lord said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Numbers 14:14
then they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among this people, that you, Lord, are seen face to face, that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them by day in a pillar of cloud and in a pillar of fire by night.
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Why then

Deuteronomy 29:24
Then all the nations will ask, "Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?"
Deuteronomy 30:17
However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,
Psalm 77:7
I asked, "Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?
Psalm 89:49
Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?
Isaiah 59:1
Look, the Lord's hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!

Our fathers

Psalm 44:1
For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.
Psalm 78:3
What we have heard and learned -- that which our ancestors have told us --

Forsaken us

Deuteronomy 31:17
At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?'
2 Chronicles 15:2
He met Asa and told him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.
Psalm 27:9
Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!
Isaiah 41:17
The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
Jeremiah 23:33
The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, when one of these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What burdensome message do you have from the Lord?' Tell them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you away. I, the Lord, affirm it!

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