17 However, Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of (A)Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

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

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

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22 (A)Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.

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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

19 It will be (A)as though a man fled from a lion,
And a bear met him!
Or as though he went into the house,
Leaned his hand on the wall,
And a serpent bit him!
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light?
Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?

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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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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain 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 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

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

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35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 Yet [a]he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

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  1. Psalm 37:36 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Syr., Vg. I passed by

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 Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
12 Look on everyone who is (A)proud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.

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The steps of his strength are shortened,
And (A)his own counsel casts him down.
For (B)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
The net takes him by the heel,
And (C)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 (D)Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
12 His strength is starved,
And (E)destruction is ready at his side.

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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 [a]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
20 (A)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 (B)He pours contempt on princes,
And [b]disarms the mighty.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:19 Lit. priests, but not in a technical sense
  2. Job 12:21 loosens the belt of

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;
(A)Blessed is she among women 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 (A)Shamgar, son of Anath,
In the days of (B)Jael,
(C)The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.

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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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