Judges 5:21

Judges 5:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
• New International Version (NIV)The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!
• English Standard Version (ESV)The torrent Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, march on in strength!

Context of Judges 5:21

19“The kings came and fought; Then the kings of Canaan fought At Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. Spoils of silver they did not obtain. 20From the heavens the stars fought, From their courses they fought against Sisera. The torrent Kishon swept the enemy away, The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength. 22Then the horses’ hoofs beat [loudly] Because of the galloping—the galloping of his valiant and powerful steeds. 23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the messenger of the Lord, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants; Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’

Judges 5:21 word by word

נַ֤חַל קִישׁוֹן֙ גְּרָפָ֔ם נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים נַ֣חַל קִישׁ֑וֹן תִּדְרְכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י עֹֽז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• of Kishonקִישׁוֹןqîyshôn · KishonH7028
• swept them awayגָּרַףgâraph · to sweep awayH1640
• that ancientקָדוּםqâdûm · ancientH6917
• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• thou hast trodden downדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797

Cross-references for Judges 5:21

• Judges 4:7I will draw out Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his infantry to meet you at the river Kishon, and I will hand him over to you.’ ”
• 1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and [as God’s law required] killed them there.
• Psalms 83:9Deal with them as [You did] with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the brook of Kishon,
• Genesis 49:18I wait for Your salvation, O Lord.
• Psalms 44:5Through You we will gore our enemies [like a bull]; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.
• Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain [Zion], And Moab will be trampled down in his place As straw is trampled down in the [filthy] water of a manure pile.
• Micah 7:1Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves.

Commentaries on Judges 5:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The river of Kishon swept them away - This gives plausibility to the above conjecture, that there was a storm at this time which produced an inundation in the river Kishon, which the routed Canaanites attempting to ford were swept away.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The word translated ancient occurs only here. The phrase probably means that Kishon was celebrated from ancient times on account of the battles fought on its banks.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to, and awake ourselves unto. She notices who fought against Israel, who fought for them, and who kept away. Who fought against them. They were obstinate enemies to God's people, therefore the more dangerous. Who fought for them. The several tribes that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23The battle is described. The brave warriors who followed Deborah and Barak became less important as the Lord called upon the stars of heaven and the Kishon River to destroy Sisera's army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. describes the scene of battle and the issue. It would seem (Jud 5:19) that Jabin was reinforced by the troops of other Canaanite princes. The battlefield was near Taanach (now Ta'annuk), on a tell or mound in the level plain of Megiddo (now Leijun), on its southwestern extremity, by the left bank of the Kishon. they took no gain of money--They obtained no plunder.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 5:21

• Chiding
• Country
• Kishon
• Patriotism
• Sisera

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Judges 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings