New King James Version
Judges 5:10
10“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road.
Judges 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
- New International Version (NIV)“You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys, you who sit on fancy saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road.
Context of Judges 5:10
8They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel. 9My heart is with the rulers of Israel Who offered themselves willingly with the people. Bless the Lord! “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road. 11Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous acts of the Lord, The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel; Then the people of the Lord shall go down to the gates. 12“Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:10 word by word
רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 5:10
- Psalms 105:2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
- Psalms 145:5I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
- Judges 10:4Now he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys; they also had thirty towns, which are called “Havoth Jair” to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.
- Psalms 107:32Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders.
- Isaiah 28:6For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
- Joel 3:12“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
Commentaries on Judges 5:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ye that ride on white asses - Perhaps צחרות אתנות athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes, shining asses, by the Vulgate. Ye that sit in judgment - מדין על ישבי yoshebey al middin ; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Joshua 15:61. And walk by the way - Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ye that ride on white donkeys - i. e. nobles or magistrates. Deborah appeals to the classes mentioned in Judges 5:6-7, to bear witness to the happy change that had followed the overthrow of Jabin. That sit in judgment - Rather “that sit on saddles, or horse-cloths,” a further description of those who ride on asses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that their salvation might appear more gracious. She shows what brought this misery upon them. It was their idolatry. They chose new gods, with new names. But under all these images, Satan was worshipped. Deborah was a mother to Israel, by diligently promoting the salvation of their souls. She calls on those who shared the advantages of this great salvation, to offer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Both the rich (You who ride) and the poor (who walk) were to listen and share the song. It would have a spiritual and social impact as it spread.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Speak--that is, join in this song of praise. white asses--Those which are purely white are highly prized, and being costly, are possessed only by the wealthy and great. Ye that sit in judgment--has been rendered, "ye that repose on tapestries."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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