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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you mighty rulers! For I will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel.

Context of Judges 5:3

1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2“When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the Lord! “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. 4“When you, Lord, went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water. 5The mountains quaked before the Lord, the One of Sinai, before the Lord, the 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, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.
• Psalms 2:10Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
• Psalms 119:46I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
• Psalms 138:4May all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.
• Judges 5:7Villagers in Israel would not fight; they held back until I, Deborah, arose, until I arose, a mother in Israel.
• Genesis 6:17I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
• Genesis 9:9“I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you
• Exodus 31:6Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:
• Leviticus 26:28then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.
• 1 Kings 18:22Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
• 1 Kings 19:10He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
• Ezra 7:21Now I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates are to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you—

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