Judges 5
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Judges 5:16-23

16Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds— to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks? Yes, in the tribe of Reuben there was great indecision.

17Gilead remained east of the Jordan. And why did Dan stay home? Asher sat unmoved at the seashore, remaining in his harbors.

18But Zebulun risked his life, as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield.

19“The kings of Canaan came and fought, at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs, but they carried off no silver treasures.

20The stars fought from heaven. The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.

21The Kishon River swept them away— that ancient torrent, the Kishon. March on with courage, my soul!

22Then the horses’ hooves hammered the ground, the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds.

23‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Let them be utterly cursed, because they did not come to help the Lord— to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.’

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