American Standard Version
Judges 5:31
31So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah:But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.
And the land had rest forty years.
Judges 5:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
- New International Version (NIV)“So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." And the land had rest for forty years.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years.
Context of Judges 5:31
29Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself, 30Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil? So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:31 word by word
כֵּ֠ן יֹאבְד֤וּ כָל־אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו כְּצֵ֥את הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
- Soכֵּןkên · soH3651
- enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: friendH157
- sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
Cross-references for Judges 5:31
- Psalms 48:4For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
- Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
- Psalms 83:9Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
- Psalms 92:9For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
- Psalms 97:8Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.
- Revelation 6:10and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
- Revelation 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
- Exodus 20:6and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
- Deuteronomy 6:5and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- Psalms 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- Psalms 97:10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 8:3but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- Ephesians 6:24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ witha loveincorruptible.
Commentaries on Judges 5:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31A most striking conclusion, in which the spiritual truth, which the whole narrative is intended to convey, comes out. The enemies of the Lord will perish like the host of Sisera, and all their hopes will end, like those of Sisera‘s mother, in bitter disappointment and shame; but all that love our Lord Jesus Christ shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Compare Matthew 13:43; Daniel 12:3.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mother of Sisera looked for his return, not in the least fearing his success. Let us take heed of indulging eager desires towards any temporal good, particularly toward that which cherishes vain-glory, for that was what she here doted on. What a picture does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Sisera represents the Lord’s enemies, while Jael symbolizes those who love the Lord. the land had rest: Rest followed the Lord’s rescue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. Then sang Deborah and Barak ... on that day--This noble triumphal ode was evidently the composition of Deborah herself.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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