Judges 5:6-8
New King James Version
6 “In the days of (A)Shamgar, son of Anath,
In the days of (B)Jael,
(C)The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.
7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Arose a mother in Israel.
8 They chose (D)new gods;
Then there was war in the gates;
Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Judges 5:6-8
English Standard Version
6 “In the days of (A)Shamgar, son of Anath,
in the days of (B)Jael, (C)the highways were abandoned,
and travelers kept to the byways.
7 The villagers ceased in Israel;
they ceased to be until I arose;
I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
8 (D)When new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
(E)Was shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?
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