American Standard Version
Judges 5:3
3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes;I, evenI, will sing unto Jehovah;I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Judges 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
Context of Judges 5:3
1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, evenI, will sing unto Jehovah; I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel. 4Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water. 5The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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שִׁמְע֣וּ מְלָכִ֔ים הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ רֹֽזְנִ֑ים אָֽנֹכִ֗י לַֽיהוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָשִׁ֔ירָה אֲזַמֵּ֕ר לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 5:3
- Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 2:10Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
- Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
- Psalms 119:46I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.
- Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.
- Judges 5:7The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
- Genesis 6:17And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.
- Genesis 9:9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
- Exodus 31:6And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:
- Leviticus 26:28then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.
- 1 Kings 18:22Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of Jehovah; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
- 1 Kings 19:10And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
- Ezra 7:21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
Commentaries on Judges 5:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The victory song is mainly a hymn to the Lord, the God of Israel. It is also a wisdom song that offers guidance to kings and rulers, similar to other wisdom psalms (see “Wisdom Psalms” Theme Note).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. The meaning is obscurely seen in our version; it has been better rendered thus, "Praise ye Jehovah; for the free are freed in Israel--the people have willingly offered themselves" [Robinson].Read the comment
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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
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