Judges 5:29

Judges 5:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
• New International Version (NIV)The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Her wisest princesses answer, indeed, she answers herself,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Her wisest ladies answered her, Yes, she answered herself,

Context of Judges 5:29

27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 30Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 31So let all thine enemies perish, O Yhwh: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Judges 5:29 word by word

חַכְמ֥וֹת שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָ תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה אַף־הִ֕יא תָּשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרֶ֖יהָ לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Her wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• ladiesשָׂרָהώârâh · princessH8282
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• her, yea, she returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725
• answerאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561

Commentaries on Judges 5:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mother of Sisera looked for his return, not in the least fearing his success. Let us take heed of indulging eager desires towards any temporal good, particularly toward that which cherishes vain-glory, for that was what she here doted on. What a picture does…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30The wise women revealed Sisera's evil plans while trying to comfort his mother. The poet did not need to explain how the story ended.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3028-30. In these verses a sudden transition is made to the mother of the Canaanite general, and a striking picture is drawn of a mind agitated between hope and fear--impatient of delay, yet anticipating the news of victory and the rewards of rich booty. the lattice--a lattice window, common to the houses in warm countries for the circulation of air.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 5:29

• Country
• Patriotism
• Sisera

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• Barak
• Deborah
• Fight
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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