Judges 5:3

Judges 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

Context of Judges 5:3

1On that day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song: 2Praise the Lord! Men in Israel vowed to fight, and people volunteered for service. Listen, you kings! Open your ears, you princes! I will sing a song to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord God of Israel. 4O Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the country of Edom, the earth quaked, the sky poured, the clouds burst, 5and the mountains shook in the presence of the Lord God of Sinai, in the presence of the Lord God of Israel.

Judges 5:3 word by word

שִׁמְע֣וּ מְלָכִ֔ים הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ רֹֽזְנִ֑ים אָֽנֹכִ֗י לַֽיהוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָשִׁ֔ירָה אֲזַמֵּ֕ר לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• O ye kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• O ye princesרָזַןrâzan · to ruleH7336
• I, will singשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will singזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 5:3

• Deuteronomy 32:1Listen, heaven, and I will speak. Earth, hear the words from my mouth.
• Psalms 2:10Now, you kings, act wisely. Be warned, you rulers of the earth!
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you people. Open your ears, all who live in the world—
• Psalms 119:46I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed.
• Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth will give thanks to you, O Lord, because they have heard the promises you spoke.
• Judges 5:7Villages in Israel were deserted— deserted until I, Deborah, took a stand— took a stand as a mother of Israel.
• Genesis 6:17I’m about to send a flood on the earth to destroy all people under the sky—every living, breathing human. Everything on earth will die.
• Genesis 9:9“I am going to make my promise to you, your descendants,
• Exodus 31:6Also, I have appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make everything I have commanded you:
• Leviticus 26:28I will fiercely resist you. I will discipline you seven times for your sins.
• 1 Kings 18:22So Elijah told the people, “I’m the only surviving prophet of the Lord, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.
• 1 Kings 19:10He answered, “Lord God of Armies, I have eagerly served you. The Israelites have abandoned your promises, torn down your altars, and executed your prophets. I’m the only one left, and they’re trying to take my life.”
• Ezra 7:21I, King Artaxerxes, order all the treasurers ⌞in the province⌟ west of the Euphrates River to do exactly what Ezra the priest, a scribe for the Teachings of the God of Heaven, asks you to do.

Commentaries on Judges 5:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The victory song is mainly a hymn to the Lord, the God of Israel. It is also a wisdom song that offers guidance to kings and rulers, similar to other wisdom psalms (see “Wisdom Psalms” Theme Note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. The meaning is obscurely seen in our version; it has been better rendered thus, "Praise ye Jehovah; for the free are freed in Israel--the people have willingly offered themselves" [Robinson].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