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17 Meanwhile, Sisera ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber’s family was on friendly terms with King Jabin of Hazor.

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17 Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael,(A) the wife of Heber the Kenite,(B) because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor(C) and the family of Heber the Kenite.

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19 In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
    only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
    and he’s bitten by a snake.
20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless,
    without a ray of joy or hope.

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19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(A)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(B)
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness,(C) not light—
    pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?(D)

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21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
    says my God.

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21 “There is no peace,”(A) says my God, “for the wicked.”(B)

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23 Pride ends in humiliation,
    while humility brings honor.

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23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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40 the Lord pours contempt on their princes,
    causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

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40 he who pours contempt on nobles(A)
    made them wander in a trackless waste.(B)

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22 Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare
    and their prosperity become a trap.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 69:22 Greek version reads Let their bountiful table set before them become a snare, / a trap that makes them think all is well. / Let their blessings cause them to stumble, / and let them get what they deserve. Compare Rom 11:9.

22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people
    flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
36 But when I looked again, they were gone!
    Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

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35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

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11 Give vent to your anger.
    Let it overflow against the proud.
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance;
    walk on the wicked where they stand.

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The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
    Their own schemes will be their downfall.
The wicked walk into a net.
    They fall into a pit.
A trap grabs them by the heel.
    A snare holds them tight.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground.
    A rope is stretched across their path.

11 “Terrors surround the wicked
    and trouble them at every step.
12 Hunger depletes their strength,
    and calamity waits for them to stumble.

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The vigor(A) of his step is weakened;(B)
    his own schemes(C) throw him down.(D)
His feet thrust him into a net;(E)
    he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(F) holds him fast.(G)
10 A noose(H) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(I) lies in his path.(J)
11 Terrors(K) startle him on every side(L)
    and dog(M) his every step.
12 Calamity(N) is hungry(O) for him;
    disaster(P) is ready for him when he falls.(Q)

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19 He leads priests away, stripped of status;
    he overthrows those with long years in power.
20 He silences the trusted adviser
    and removes the insight of the elders.
21 He pours disgrace upon princes
    and disarms the strong.

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19 He leads priests away stripped(A)
    and overthrows officials long established.(B)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(C)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(D)
    and disarms the mighty.(E)

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24 “Most blessed among women is Jael,
    the wife of Heber the Kenite.
    May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.

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24 “Most blessed of women(A) be Jael,(B)
    the wife of Heber the Kenite,(C)
    most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

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“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
    and in the days of Jael,
people avoided the main roads,
    and travelers stayed on winding pathways.

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“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(A)
    in the days of Jael,(B) the highways(C) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.(D)

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