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Judges 5:10
10Listen to me, you rich people who ride on white donkeys, with beautiful cloths to sit on. And you people who walk along the road, you should listen too!
Judges 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
- New International Version (NIV)“You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road.
Context of Judges 5:10
8When the Israelites chose new gods to worship, enemies attacked their cities. No one in Israel was ready to fight. Not one of their 40,000 soldiers had a shield or a spear. 9I thank God for Israel's leaders, and the people who are ready to fight our enemies. Praise the Lord! Listen to me, you rich people who ride on white donkeys, with beautiful cloths to sit on. And you people who walk along the road, you should listen too! 11Listen to the voices of the singers near the wells of water. They sing about the great things that the Lord has done. They tell how Israel's soldiers have won against their enemies. Then the Lord's people marched down to the city gates. 12“Wake up, Deborah! Wake up and sing a song! Get up, Barak, son of Abinoam! Take your enemies away as your prisoners.”
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רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 5:10
- Psalms 105:2Sing songs and make music to praise him! Tell people about the miracles that he has done.
- Psalms 145:5Everyone will speak about your glory and authority. I also will think carefully about your great miracles.
- Judges 10:4He had 30 sons. They rode on 30 donkeys and they ruled 30 towns in Gilead. These towns are still called Havvoth-Jair (Jair's villages).
- Judges 12:14He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. They rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon led Israel for eight years.
- Psalms 107:32They should praise the Lord when they meet together. They should praise him at the meeting of their leaders.
- Isaiah 28:6He will help judges to decide what is right. He will give strength to the people who keep the city safe from those who attack it.
- Joel 3:12‘Wake up the people in all the countries! Bring them into the Valley of Jehoshaphat. I will sit there to judge the people from every place.
Commentaries on Judges 5:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ye that ride on white asses - Perhaps צחרות אתנות athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes, shining asses, by the Vulgate. Ye that sit in judgment - מדין על ישבי yoshebey al middin ; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Joshua 15:61. And walk by the way - Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ye that ride on white donkeys - i. e. nobles or magistrates. Deborah appeals to the classes mentioned in Judges 5:6-7, to bear witness to the happy change that had followed the overthrow of Jabin. That sit in judgment - Rather “that sit on saddles, or horse-cloths,” a further description of those who ride on asses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that their salvation might appear more gracious. She shows what brought this misery upon them. It was their idolatry. They chose new gods, with new names. But under all these images, Satan was worshipped. Deborah was a mother to Israel, by diligently promoting the salvation of their souls. She calls on those who shared the advantages of this great salvation, to offer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Both the rich (You who ride) and the poor (who walk) were to listen and share the song. It would have a spiritual and social impact as it spread.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Speak--that is, join in this song of praise. white asses--Those which are purely white are highly prized, and being costly, are possessed only by the wealthy and great. Ye that sit in judgment--has been rendered, "ye that repose on tapestries."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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