New English Translation
Judges 5:2
2“When the leaders took the lead in Israel, When the people answered the call to war – Praise the Lord!
Judges 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)“When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the Lord!
- English Standard Version (ESV)"That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord!
Context of Judges 5:2
1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song: “When the leaders took the lead in Israel, When the people answered the call to war – Praise the Lord! 3Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel! 4O Lord, when you departed from Seir, when you marched from Edom’s plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain.
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:2 word by word
בִּפְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 5:2
- Deuteronomy 32:43Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants’ blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.
- 2 Samuel 22:47The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
- Psalms 18:47The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.
- Psalms 48:11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.
- Psalms 136:15and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures,
- Psalms 149:6May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,
- Revelation 16:5Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just – the one who is and who was, the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments,
- Revelation 18:20(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)
- Revelation 19:2because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”
- Judges 5:9My heart went out to Israel’s leaders, to the people who answered the call to war. Praise the Lord!
- 2 Chronicles 17:16and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.
- Nehemiah 11:2The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 110:3Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
Commentaries on Judges 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For the avenging of Israel - See the notes, etc., at the end of the chapter, Judges 5:28; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Render “For the leading of the leaders in Israel (the princes), for the willingness of the people (to follow them) bless ye the Lord.” See Deuteronomy 32:42 note, and compare Judges 5:9 and Judges 5:13, where the nobles and the people are again contrasted.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31This song, a victory hymn usually credited to Deborah, offers a poetic version of the battle, adding details to the prose account. It is one of the oldest Hebrew poems. It praises the Lord, the tribes who joined the fight, and Jael. It curses those who stayed home, Sisera, and his mother's followers. It contrasts life before Barak's victory, when the Lord's curse was on the land, with the blessings after the warriors' righteous acts. It ends with a prayer…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
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