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Judges 5:1-5
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Judges 5:1-5
English Standard Version
The Song of Deborah and Barak
5 (A)Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day:
2 “That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that (B)the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
4 “Lord, (C)when you went out from Seir,
when you marched from the region of Edom,
(D)the earth trembled
and the heavens dropped,
yes, the clouds dropped water.
5 The mountains (E)quaked before the Lord,
(F)even Sinai before the Lord,[a] the God of Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:5 Or before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord
Judges 5:1-5
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Judges 5:1-5
New International Version
The Song of Deborah
5 On that day Deborah(A) and Barak son of Abinoam(B) sang this song:(C)
2 “When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer(D) themselves—
praise the Lord!(E)
Footnotes
- Judges 5:3 Or of
Judges 5:19-31
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Judges 5:19-31
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19 “The kings came, they fought;
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at (A)Taanach, by the waters of (B)Megiddo;
(C)they got no spoils of silver.
20 (D)From heaven the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 (E)The torrent Kishon swept them away,
the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
March on, my soul, with might!
22 “Then loud beat the horses' hoofs
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.
23 “Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord,
curse its inhabitants thoroughly,
(F)because they did not come to the help of the Lord,
to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
24 “Most blessed of women be (G)Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite,
of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
25 (H)He asked for water and she gave him milk;
she brought him curds in a noble's bowl.
26 (I)She sent her hand to the tent peg
and her right hand to the workmen's mallet;
she struck Sisera;
she crushed his head;
she shattered and pierced his temple.
27 Between her feet
he sank, he fell, he lay still;
between her feet
he sank, he fell;
where he sank,
there he fell—dead.
28 (J)“Out of the window she peered,
the mother of Sisera wailed through (K)the lattice:
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’
29 Her wisest princesses answer,
indeed, she answers herself,
30 ‘Have they not found and (L)divided the spoil?—
A womb or two for every man;
spoil of dyed materials for Sisera,
spoil of dyed materials embroidered,
two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?’
31 (M)“So may all your enemies perish, O Lord!
But your friends be (N)like the sun (O)as he rises in his might.”
(P)And the land had rest for forty years.
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Judges 5:19-31
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Judges 5:19-31
New International Version
19 “Kings came(A), they fought,
the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(B)
they took no plunder of silver.(C)
20 From the heavens(D) the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The river Kishon(E) swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!(F)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.(G)
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord against the mighty.’
24 “Most blessed of women(H) be Jael,(I)
the wife of Heber the Kenite,(J)
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk;(K)
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
26 Her hand reached for the tent peg,
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,
she shattered and pierced his temple.(L)
27 At her feet he sank,
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell—dead(M).
28 “Through the window(N) peered Sisera’s mother;
behind the lattice she cried out,(O)
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(P)
a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(Q) for my neck—
all this as plunder?(R)’
31 “So may all your enemies perish,(S) Lord!
But may all who love you be like the sun(T)
when it rises in its strength.”(U)
Then the land had peace(V) forty years.
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