Judges 5:4-8
The Message
4-5 God, when you left Seir,
marched across the fields of Edom,
Earth quaked, yes, the skies poured rain,
oh, the clouds made rivers.
Mountains leapt before God, the Sinai God,
before God, the God of Israel.
6-8 In the time of Shamgar son of Anath,
and in the time of Jael,
Public roads were abandoned,
travelers went by backroads.
Warriors became fat and sloppy,
no fight left in them.
Then you, Deborah, rose up;
you got up, a mother in Israel.
God chose new leaders,
who then fought at the gates.
And not a shield or spear to be seen
among the forty companies of Israel.
Judges 5:4-8
New International Version
4 “When you, Lord, went out(A) from Seir,(B)
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,(C) the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.(D)
5 The mountains quaked(E) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
before the Lord, the God of Israel.
6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(F)
in the days of Jael,(G) the highways(H) were abandoned;
travelers took to winding paths.(I)
7 Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah,(J) arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8 God chose new leaders(K)
when war came to the city gates,(L)
but not a shield or spear(M) was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
Judges 5:4-8
The Message
4-5 God, when you left Seir,
marched across the fields of Edom,
Earth quaked, yes, the skies poured rain,
oh, the clouds made rivers.
Mountains leapt before God, the Sinai God,
before God, the God of Israel.
6-8 In the time of Shamgar son of Anath,
and in the time of Jael,
Public roads were abandoned,
travelers went by backroads.
Warriors became fat and sloppy,
no fight left in them.
Then you, Deborah, rose up;
you got up, a mother in Israel.
God chose new leaders,
who then fought at the gates.
And not a shield or spear to be seen
among the forty companies of Israel.
Judges 5:4-6
New International Version
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