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21 The Wadi Kishon swept them away;
    the wadi overwhelmed them, the Wadi Kishon.(A)
    Trample down the strong![a]
22 Then the hoofs of the horses hammered,
    the galloping, galloping of steeds.
23 “Curse Meroz,”[b] says the messenger of the Lord,
    “curse, curse its inhabitants!
For they did not come when the Lord helped,
    the help of the Lord against the warriors.”

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Footnotes

  1. 5:21 Trample down the strong!: the meaning of these words is obscure. If this interpretation is correct, Deborah is the one addressed.
  2. 5:23 Meroz: an unknown locality in which Israelites probably resided, since its inhabitants are cursed for their failure to participate in the battle.