3. Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.
4. The enemy used to camp on the land and destroy the crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for Israel to live on—not one sheep, cow, or donkey.
5. Like swarms of locusts, they came with their livestock and their tents. They and their camels could not be counted. They came into the land only to ruin it.
6. So the Israelites became very poor because of Midian and cried out to the Lord for help.
7. When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help because of what the Midianites had done to them,