NASB — Judges 5 — KJV

The Song of Deborah and Barak

1 aThen Deborah° and Barak° the son° of Abinoam° sang° on that day°, saying°,
  2aThat Ithe leaders° led° in Israel°,
  That bthe people° volunteered°,
  Bless° the LORD°!
  3 “Hear°, O kings°; give° ear°, O rulers°!
  aI—to the LORD°, I will sing°,
  I will sing° praise° to the LORD°, the God° of Israel°.
  4aLORD°, when You went° out from Seir°,
  When You marched° from the field° of Edom°,
  bThe earth° quaked°, the heavens° also° dripped°,
  Even° the clouds° dripped° water°.
  5aThe mountains° Iquaked° at the presence° of the LORD°,
  bThis° Sinai°, at the presence° of the LORD°, the God° of Israel°.

[1] aEx 15:1
[2] IOr locks hung loose in aJg 5:9 bPs 110:3
[3] aPs 27:6
[4] aDt 33:2; Ps 68:7 bPs 68:8, 9
[5] ILit flowed aEx 19:18 bPs 68:8

  6 ¶ “In the days° of aShamgar° the son° of Anath°,
  In the days° of bJael°, the highways° Iwere deserted°,
  And travelers°° IIwent° by IIIroundabout° ways°.
  7 “The peasantry° ceased°, they ceased° in Israel°,
  Until° I, Deborah°, arose°,
  Until I arose°, a mother° in Israel°.
  8aNew° gods° were chosen°;
  Then° war° [was] in the gates°.
  Not a shield° or a spear° was seen°
  Among forty° thousand° in Israel°.
  9 “My heart° [goes out] to athe commanders° of Israel°,
  The volunteers° among the people°;
  Bless° the LORD°!
  10aYou who ride° on Iwhite° donkeys°,
  You who sit° on [rich] carpets°,
  And you who travel° on the road°IIsing°!
  11 “At the sound° of those who divide° [flocks] among° athe watering° places°,
  There° they shall recount° bthe righteous° deeds° of the LORD°,
  The righteous° deeds° for His Ipeasantry° in Israel°.
  Then° the people° of the LORD° went° down° cto the gates°.

[6] ILit had ceased IILit walked IIILit twisted aJg 3:31 bJg 4:17
[8] aDt 32:17
[9] aJg 5:2
[10] IOr tawny IIOr declare it aJg 10:4; 12:14
[11] IOr rural dwellers aGn 24:11; 29:2, 3 b1S 12:7; Mi 6:5 cJg 5:8

  12 ¶ “aAwake°, awake°, Deborah°;
  Awake°, awake°, Ising° a song°!
  Arise°, Barak°, and btake° away your captives°, O son° of Abinoam°.
  13 “Then° survivors° came° down° to the nobles°;
  The people° of the LORD° came° down° to me as warriors°.
  14 “From Ephraim° those whose root° is ain Amalek° [came down],
  Following° you, Benjamin°, with your peoples°;
  From Machir° commanders° came° down°,
  And from Zebulun° those who wield° the staff° of Ioffice°.
  15 “And the Iprinces° of Issachar° [were] with Deborah°;
  As [was] Issachar°, so° [was] Barak°;
  Into the valley° they rushed° aat his IIheels°;
  Among the divisions° of Reuben°
  [There were] great° resolves° of heart°.
  16 “Why° did you sit° among° athe Isheepfolds°,
  To hear° the piping° for the flocks°?
  Among the divisions° of Reuben°
  [There were] great° searchings° of heart°.
  17aGilead° Iremained° across° the Jordan°;
  And why° did Dan° stay° in ships°?
  Asher° sat° at the seashore°°,
  And Iremained° by its landings°.
  18aZebulun° [was] a people° who despised° their lives° [even] to death°,
  And Naphtali° also, on the high° places° of the field°.

[12] IOr utter aPs 57:8 bPs 68:18; Ep 4:8
[14] ILit the scribe aJg 12:15
[15] ISo with ancient versions; Heb My princes IILit feet aJg 4:10
[16] IOr saddlebags aNu 32:1, 2, 24, 36
[17] IOr dwelt aJsh 22:9
[18] aJg 4:6, 10

  19 ¶ “aThe kings° came° [and] fought°;
  Then° fought° the kings° of Canaan°
  bAt Taanach° near° the waters° of Megiddo°;
  cThey took° no° plunder° in silver°.
  20aThe stars° fought° from heaven°,
  From their courses° they fought° against° Sisera°.
  21 “The torrent° of Kishon° swept° them away°,
  The ancient° torrent°, the torrent° Kishon°.
  aO my soul°, march° on with strength°.
  22aThen° the horses’° hoofs° beat°
  From the dashing°, the dashing° of his Ivaliant° steeds°.
  23 ‘Curse° Meroz°,’ said° the angel° of the LORD°,
  ‘Utterly° curse° its inhabitants°;
  aBecause° they did not come° to the help° of the LORD°,
  To the help° of the LORD° against the warriors°.’

[19] aJsh 11:1-5; Jg 4:13 bJg 1:27 cJg 5:30
[20] aJsh 10:12-14
[21] aEx 15:2; Ps 44:5
[22] ILit mighty ones aJb 39:19-25
[23] aJg 5:13

  24 ¶ “aMost blessed° of women° is Jael°,
  The wife° of Heber° the Kenite°;
  Most blessed° is she of women° in the tent°.
  25 “He asked° for water° [and] she gave° him milk°;
  In a magnificent° bowl° she brought° him curds°.
  26 “She reached° out her hand° for the tent° peg°,
  And her right° hand° for the workmen’s° hammer°.
  Then she struck° Sisera°, she smashed° his head°;
  And she shattered° and pierced° his temple°.
  27 “Between° her feet° he bowed°, he fell°, he lay°;
  Between° her feet° he bowed°, he fell°;
  Where° he bowed°, there° he fell° Idead°.

[24] aJg 4:19-21
[27] ILit devastated

  28 ¶ “Out of the window° she looked° and lamented°,
  The mother° of Sisera° through° the Ilattice°,
  ‘Why° does his chariot° delay° in coming°?
  Why° do the IIhoofbeats° of his chariots° tarry°?’
  29 “Her wise° princesses° would answer° her,
  Indeed° she repeats° her words° to herself,
  30aAre they not finding°, are they not dividing° the spoil°?
  A maiden°, two maidens° for every° warrior°;
  To Sisera° a spoil° of dyed° work°,
  A spoil° of dyed° work° embroidered°,
  Dyed° work° of double embroidery° on the Ineck° of the spoiler°?’
  31aThus° let all° Your enemies° perish°, O LORD°;
  bBut let those who love° Him be like the rising° of the sun° in its might°.”
And the land° was undisturbed° for forty° years°.

[28] IOr window IILit steps
[30] ILit necks of the spoil aEx 15:9
[31] aPs 68:2; 92:9 bPs 19:4-6; 89:36, 37


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The song of Deborah and Barak.

1 ¶ Then sangºª Deborahº and Barakº the sonº of Abinoamº on that² day,º saying,ºª 2 Praiseºª ye the LORDº for the avengingººª of Israel,º when the peopleº willingly offered¹ª themselves.² 3 Hear,ºª O ye kings;º give ear,ºª O ye princes;ºª I,² [even] I,² will singºª unto the LORD;º I will singºª [praise] to the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 4 LORD,º when thou wentest outºª of Seir,º² when thou marchedst² out¹ª of the fieldº² of Edom,º the earthº trembled,ºª and² the heavensº dropped,ºª the cloudsº also² droppedºª water.º 5 The mountainsº meltedºª from beforeº² the LORD,º [even] that² Sinaiº from beforeº² the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 6 In the daysº of Shamgarº the sonº of Anath,º in the daysº of Jael,º the highwaysº were unoccupied,ºª and the travellersºª² walked¹ª² through byways.º¹² 7 [The inhabitants of] the villagesº ceased,ºª they ceasedºª in Israel,º until that² I Deborahº arose,ºª² that I aroseºª a motherº in Israel.º 8 They choseºª newº gods;º then² [was] warº in the gates:º was there a shieldº or spearº seenºª among fortyº thousandº in Israel?º 9 My heartº [is] toward the governorsºª of Israel,º that offered themselves willinglyºª among the people.º Blessºª ye the LORD.º 10 Speak,ºª ye that rideºª on whiteº asses,º ye that sitºª in² judgment,º and walkºª by² the way.º 11 [They that are delivered] from the noiseº² of archersºª in² the places of drawing water,º there² shall they rehearseºª the righteous actsº of the LORD,º [even] the righteous actsº [toward the inhabitants] of his villagesº in Israel:º then² shall the peopleº of the LORDº go downºª to the gates.º 12 Awake,ºª awake,ºª Deborah:º awake,ºª awake,ºª utterºª a song:º arise,ºª Barak,º and lead thy captivity¹ captive,ºª² thou sonº of Abinoam.º 13 Then² he made him that remainethº have dominionºª over the noblesº among the people:º the LORDº made me have dominionºª over the mighty.º 14 Out of² Ephraimº [was there] a rootº of them against Amalek;º afterº thee, Benjamin,º among thy people;º out of² Machirº came downºª governors,ºª and out of Zebulunº² they that handleºª the penº of the writer.ºª 15 And the princesº of Issacharº [were] with² Deborah;º even Issachar,º and also² Barak:º he was sentºª on footº into the valley.º For the divisions¹² of Reubenº [there were] greatº thoughtsº of heart.º 16 Why² abodestºª thou amongº the sheepfolds,º to hearºª the bleatingsº of the flocks?º For the divisions¹² of Reubenº [there were] greatº searchingsº of heart.º 17 Gileadº abodeºª beyondº Jordan:º and why² did Danº remainºª in ships?º Asherº continuedºª on the seaº shore,º and abodeºª in² his breaches.º 18 Zebulunº and Naphtaliº [were] a peopleº [that] jeopardedºª their livesº unto the deathºª in² the high placesº of the field.º 19 The kingsº cameºª [and] fought,ºª then² foughtºª the kingsº of Canaanº in Taanachº by² the watersº of Megiddo;º they tookºª no² gain¹² of money.º 20 They foughtºª from² heaven;º the starsº in their coursesº² foughtºª against² Sisera.º 21 The riverº of Kishonº swept them away,ºª that ancientº river,º the riverº Kishon.º O my soul,º thou hast trodden downºª strength.º 22 Then² were the horsehoofsºº brokenºª by the means of the pransings,º² the pransingsº of their mighty ones.º 23 Curseºª ye Meroz,º saidºª the angelº of the LORD,º curse¹ª ye bitterlyºª the inhabitantsºª thereof; because² they cameºª not² to the helpº of the LORD,º to the helpº of the LORDº against the mighty.º 24 Blessedºª above womenº² shall Jaelº the wifeº of Heberº the Keniteº be, blessedºª shall she be above womenº² in the tent.º 25 He askedºª water,º [and] she gaveºª [him] milk;º she brought forthºª butterº in a lordlyº dish.º 26 She putºª her handº to the nail,º and her right handº to the workmen'sº hammer;º and with the hammer she smoteºª Sisera,º she smote offºª his head,º when she had piercedºª and stricken throughºª his temples.¹² 27 At² her feetº he bowed,ºª he fell,ºª he lay down:ºª at² her feetº he bowed,ºª he fell:ºª whereº he bowed,ºª there² he fell downºª dead.ºª 28 The motherº of Siseraº looked¹ª out² at² a window,º and criedºª through² the lattice,º Why² is² his chariotº [so] longºª in coming?ºª why² tarryºª the wheelsº of his chariots?º 29 Her wiseº ladiesº answeredºª her, yea,² she² returnedºª answerº to herself, 30 Have they not² sped?ºª have they [not] dividedºª the prey;º to everyº manº a damsel¹ [or] two;º¹ to Siseraº a preyº of divers colours,º a preyº of divers coloursº of needlework,º of divers coloursº of needlework² on both sides,¹ [meet] for the necksº of [them that take] the spoil?º 31 So² let all² thine enemiesºª perish,ºª O LORD:º but [let] them that loveºª him [be] as the sunº when he goeth forthºª in his might.º And the landº had restºª fortyº years.º

[1] Ex 15:1, 21; Nu 21:17; 1S 2:1; 2Ch 20:21, 27; Jb 38:7; Ps 18:1; Is 12:1; 25:1; 26:1; Lk 1:46, 67; Rv 15:3; 19:1.
[2] Dt 32:43; Jg 5:9; 2S 22:47; 2Ch 17:16; Ne 11:2; Ps 18:47; 48:11; 94:1; 97:8; 110:3; 136:15, 19; 149:6; 1Co 9:17; 2Co 8:12; 9:7; Php 2:13; Phm 1:14; Rv 16:5; 18:20; 19:2.
[3] Gn 6:17; 9:9; Ex 31:6; Lv 26:28; Dt 32:1, 3; Jg 5:7; 1K 18:22; 19:10, 14; Ezr 7:21; Ps 2:10; 49:1; 119:46; 138:4.
[4] Dt 33:2; 2S 22:8; Jb 9:6; Ps 18:7; 68:7; 77:17; Hab 3:3.
[5] Ex 19:18; 20:18; Dt 4:11; 5:22; Ps 97:5; 114:4; Is 64:1; Na 1:5; Hab 3:10; He 12:18.
[6] Lv 26:22; Jg 3:31; 4:17; 2Ch 15:5; Ps 125:5; Is 33:8; Lm 1:4; 4:18; Mi 3:12.
[7] Jg 4:4; 2S 20:19; Es 9:19; Is 49:23; Ro 16:13.
[8] Dt 32:16; Jg 2:12, 17; 4:3; 1S 13:19.
[9] Jg 5:2; 1Ch 29:9; 2Co 8:3, 12, 17; 9:5.
[10] Jg 10:4; 12:14; Ps 105:2; 107:32; 145:5, 11; Is 28:6; Jol 3:12.
[11] Gn 26:20; Ex 2:17; Dt 22:24; Jg 5:7; 1S 12:7; Jb 29:7; Ps 145:7; Is 12:3; 28:6; Jr 7:2; Lm 5:4, 9; Mi 6:5.
[12] Ps 57:8; 68:18; 103:1; 108:2; Is 14:2; 33:1; 49:24; 51:9, 17; 52:1; 60:1; Jr 31:26; 1Co 15:34; Ep 4:8; 5:14; 2Ti 2:26.
[13] Ps 49:14; 75:7; Is 41:15; Ezk 17:24; Dn 7:18; Ro 8:37; Rv 2:26; 3:9.
[14] Ex 17:8; Nu 32:39; Jg 3:13, 27; 4:5, 10, 14.
[15] Jg 4:6, 14; 1Ch 12:32; Pv 22:13; Ac 15:39; 20:13; 2Co 11:2.
[16] Nu 32:1, 24; Jg 5:15; Ps 4:4; 77:6; Lm 3:40; Php 2:21; 3:19.
[17] Jsh 13:25, 31; 19:24.
[18] Jg 4:6, 10, 14; Es 4:16; Ac 20:24; 1Jn 3:16; Rv 12:11.
[19] Gn 4:16; 14:22; Jsh 10:22; 11:1; Jg 1:27; 5:30; 1K 4:12; Ps 44:12; 48:4; 68:12; 118:8; Rv 17:12; 19:19.
[20] Jsh 10:11; Jg 4:15; 1S 7:10; Ps 77:17.
[21] Gn 49:18; Jg 4:7, 13; 1K 18:40; Ps 44:5; 83:9; Is 25:10; Mi 7:10.
[22] Ps 20:7; 33:17; 147:10; Is 5:28; Jr 47:4; Mi 4:13.
[23] Jg 2:1; 4:6; 6:11; 13:3; 21:9; 1S 17:47; 18:17; 25:28; 26:19; Ne 3:5; Jr 48:10; Mt 25:41; Ro 15:18; 1Co 3:9; 16:22; 2Co 6:1.
[24] Gn 14:19; Jg 4:17; Pv 31:31; Lk 1:28, 42.
[25] Jg 4:19.
[26] 1S 17:49; 2S 20:22.
[27] Ps 52:7; Mt 7:2; Jm 2:13.
[28] Jg 4:15; 2K 1:2; So 2:9; 8:14; Jm 5:7.
[29] Jg 5:29.
[30] Gn 37:3; Ex 15:9; 2S 13:18; Jb 20:5; Ps 45:14.
[31] Ex 20:6; Dt 6:5; Jg 3:11, 30; 2S 23:4; Ps 19:4; 37:6; 48:4; 58:10; 68:1; 83:9; 91:14; 92:9; 97:8, 10; Pv 4:18; Dn 12:3; Ho 6:3; Mt 13:43; Ro 8:28; 1Co 8:3; Ep 6:24; Jm 1:12; 2:5; 1P 1:8; 1Jn 4:19; 5:2; Rv 6:10; 18:20; 19:2.


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