Berean Standard Bible

Judges 5:20-31

20FromH4480 the heavensH8064 the starsH3556 foughtH3898; from their coursesH4546 they foughtH3898 againstH5973 SiseraH5516.21The RiverH5158 KishonH7028 swept them awayH1640, the ancientH6917 riverH5158, the RiverH5158 KishonH7028.

March onH1869, O my soulH5315, in strengthH5797!

22ThenH227 the hoovesH6119 of horsesH5483 thunderedH1986—the mad gallopingH1726 of his stallionsH47.23‘CurseH779 MerozH4789,’ saysH559 the angelH4397 of the LORDH3068.‘Bitterly curseH779 her inhabitantsH3427;forH3588 they did notH3808 comeH935 to helpH5833 the LORDH3068,to helpH5833 the LORDH3068 against the mightyH1368.’

24Most blessedH1288 among womenH802 is JaelH3278,the wifeH802 of HeberH2268 the KeniteH7017,most blessedH1288 of tent-dwellingH168 womenH802.25He asked forH7592 waterH4325, and she gave himH5414 milkH2461.In a magnificentH117 bowlH5602 she brought himH7126 curdsH2529.26She reachedH7971 for the tent pegH3489,her rightH3225 handH3027 for the workman’sH6001 hammerH1989.She struckH1986 SiseraH5516 and crushedH4277 his skullH7218;she shatteredH4272 and piercedH2498 his templeH7541.27AtH996 her feetH7272 he collapsedH3766, he fellH5307,there he lay stillH7901;atH996 her feetH7272 he collapsedH3766, he fellH5307;whereH834 he collapsedH3766, thereH8033 he fellH5307 deadH7703.

28Sisera’sH5516 motherH517 lookedH8259 throughH1157 the windowH2474;she peered throughH1157 the latticeH822 and lamentedH2980:‘WhyH4069 is his chariotH7393 so longH954 in comingH935?WhatH4069 has delayedH309 the clatterH6471 of his chariotsH4818?’29Her wisestH2450 ladiesH8282 answerH6030;indeedH637 sheH1931 keepsH7725 tellingH561 herself,30‘Are they notH3808 findingH4672 and dividingH2505 the spoilH7998—a girlH7356 or twoH7356 for eachH7218 warriorH1397,a plunderH7998 of dyed garmentsH6648 for SiseraH5516,the spoilH7998 of embroideredH7553 H6648 garmentsH6648for the neckH6677 of the looterH7998?’

31SoH3651 may allH3605 Your enemiesH341 perishH6,O LORDH3068!But may those who love YouH157shine likeH3318 the sunH8121 at its brightestH1369.”

And the landH776 had restH8252 for fortyH705 yearsH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 5