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Judges 5:8-10
New International Version
Judges 5:8-10
New International Version
8 God chose new leaders(A)
when war came to the city gates,(B)
but not a shield or spear(C) was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers(D) among the people.
Praise the Lord!
10 “You who ride on white donkeys,(E)
sitting on your saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road,
consider
Judges 5:8-10
New King James Version
Judges 5:8-10
New King James Version
8 They chose (A)new gods;
Then there was war in the gates;
Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is with the rulers of Israel
Who offered themselves willingly with the people.
Bless the Lord!
10 “Speak, you who ride on white (B)donkeys,
Who sit in judges’ attire,
And who walk along the road.
Judges 5:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Judges 5:8-10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 When new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
Was shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the Lord.
10 “Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses,
you who sit on rich carpets[a]
and you who walk by the way.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:10 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Judges 5:8-10
King James Version
Judges 5:8-10
King James Version
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
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