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

11Listen to the voices of those singing at the wells. Over and over again they repeat the victories of the Lord, the victories for his villages in Israel. Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates. 12Get up! Get up, Deborah! Get up! Get up and create a song! Barak, attack! Take your prisoners, son of Abinoam. Then those mighty men who were left came down. The Lord’s people went into battle for me against the mighty soldiers. 14Those who had settled in Amalek’s country came down from Ephraim. Benjamin came with its troops after Ephraim. Commanders from Machir went into battle. The officers from Zebulun also went. 15Issachar’s commanders were with Deborah. They were also with Barak, sent into the valley under his command. Among Reuben’s divisions important men had second thoughts.

Judges 5:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then he made him that remainethשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• have dominionרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over the noblesאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• over the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for Judges 5:13

• Psalms 49:14Like sheep, they are driven to hell with death as their shepherd. (Decent people will rule them in the morning.) Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes.
• Isaiah 41:15“I am going to make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp, double-edged teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them to dust. You will turn the hills into straw.
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees in the field will know that I am the Lord. I cut down tall trees, and I make small trees grow tall. I dry up green trees, and I make dry trees grow. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
• Daniel 7:18But the holy people of the Most High will take possession of the kingdom and keep it forever and ever.”
• Romans 8:37The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties.
• Revelation 2:26I have received authority from my Father. I will give authority over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and continues to do what I want until the end.
• Revelation 3:9I will make those who are in Satan’s synagogue come and bow at your feet and realize that I have loved you. They claim that they are Jewish, but they are lying.
• Psalms 75:7God alone is the judge. He punishes one person and rewards 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