Berean Standard Bible
Judges 5:31
31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.”
And the land had rest for 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 wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself, 30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’ So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for 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
- may allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- Your enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- But may those who love Youאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: friendH157
- shine likeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: (sun)riseH3318
- the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- at its brightestגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
- And the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- had restשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
- for fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
Cross-references for Judges 5:31
- Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 68:1God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
- Psalms 83:9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
- Psalms 92:9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
- Revelation 19:2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
- Exodus 20:6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
- Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Psalms 97:10Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 8:3But the one who loves God is known by God.
- Ephesians 6:24Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
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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