“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
    when the people willingly offer(A) themselves—
    praise the Lord!(B)

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My heart is with Israel’s princes,
    with the willing volunteers(A) among the people.
    Praise the Lord!

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13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(A) whose roots were in Amalek;(B)
    Benjamin(C) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(D) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.
15 The princes of Issachar(E) were with Deborah;(F)
    yes, Issachar was with Barak,(G)
    sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
16 Why did you stay among the sheep pens[b](H)
    to hear the whistling for the flocks?(I)
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
17 Gilead(J) stayed beyond the Jordan.
    And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher(K) remained on the coast(L)
    and stayed in his coves.
18 The people of Zebulun(M) risked their very lives;
    so did Naphtali(N) on the terraced fields.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  2. Judges 5:16 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags

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.’

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