Judges 5:13

Judges 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
• New International Version (NIV)“The remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles; The Lord came down for me against the mighty.

Context of Judges 5:13

11the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates: 12‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’ Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty. 14Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun. 15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

Judges 5:13 word by word

אָ֚ז יְרַ֣ד שָׂרִ֔יד לְאַדִּירִ֖ים עָ֑ם יְהוָ֕ה יְרַד־לִ֖י בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• the survivorsשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the noblesאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• against the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for Judges 5:13

• Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
• Isaiah 41:15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
• Daniel 7:18But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
• Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
• Revelation 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
• Revelation 3:9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
• Psalms 75:7but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

Commentaries on Judges 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Make him that remaineth - This appears to be spoken of Barak, who is represented as being only a remnant of the people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13This verse is otherwise rendered: “then a remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the Lord came down for me against the mighty.” The following verses mention in detail who this “remnant” were.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. 13Barak's small army marched against the powerful warriors of Sisera's army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1411-14. The wells which are at a little distance from towns in the East, are, in unsettled times, places of danger. But in peace they are scenes of pleasant and joyous resort. The poetess anticipates that this song may be sung, and the righteous acts of the Lord rehearsed at these now tranquil "places of drawing water." Deborah now rouses herself to describe, in terms suitable to the occasion, the preparation and the contest, and calls in a flight of…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 5:13

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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