Judges 5:21

Judges 5:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
• New International Version (NIV)The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!
• English Standard Version (ESV)The torrent Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, march on in strength!

Context of Judges 5:21

19Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder. 20From the sky the stars fought, from their paths in the heavens they fought against Sisera. The Kishon River carried them off; the river confronted them – the Kishon River. Step on the necks of the strong! 22The horses’ hooves pounded the ground; the stallions galloped madly. 23‘Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the Lord’s angelic messenger; ‘Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the Lord’s battle, to help in the Lord’s battle against the warriors.’

Judges 5:21 word by word

נַ֤חַל קִישׁוֹן֙ גְּרָפָ֔ם נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים נַ֣חַל קִישׁ֑וֹן תִּדְרְכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י עֹֽז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• of Kishonקִישׁוֹןqîyshôn · KishonH7028
• swept them awayגָּרַףgâraph · to sweep awayH1640
• that ancientקָדוּםqâdûm · ancientH6917
• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• thou hast trodden downדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797

Cross-references for Judges 5:21

• Judges 4:7I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. I will hand him over to you.”
• 1 Kings 18:40Elijah told them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let even one of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed them there.
• Psalms 83:9Do to them as you did to Midian – as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River!
• Genesis 49:18I wait for your deliverance, O Lord.
• Psalms 44:5By your power we will drive back our enemies; by your strength we will trample down our foes!
• Isaiah 25:10For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure. Moab will be trampled down where it stands, as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.
• Micah 7:1I am depressed! Indeed, it is as if the summer fruit has been gathered, and the grapes have been harvested. There is no grape cluster to eat, no fresh figs that I crave so much.

Commentaries on Judges 5:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The river of Kishon swept them away - This gives plausibility to the above conjecture, that there was a storm at this time which produced an inundation in the river Kishon, which the routed Canaanites attempting to ford were swept away.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The word translated ancient occurs only here. The phrase probably means that Kishon was celebrated from ancient times on account of the battles fought on its banks.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. 19-23The battle is described. The brave warriors who followed Deborah and Barak became less important as the Lord called upon the stars of heaven and the Kishon River to destroy Sisera's army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. describes the scene of battle and the issue. It would seem (Jud 5:19) that Jabin was reinforced by the troops of other Canaanite princes. The battlefield was near Taanach (now Ta'annuk), on a tell or mound in the level plain of Megiddo (now Leijun), on its southwestern extremity, by the left bank of the Kishon. they took no gain of money--They obtained no plunder.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 5:21

• Chiding
• Country
• Kishon
• Patriotism
• Sisera

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Barak
• Camp
• Deborah
• Fight
• Kishon
• Lattice
• Poetry
• Rehearse
• Searching

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