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“In the days of (A)Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of (B)Jael, the paths had ceased,
So travelers [a]went by [b]roundabout paths.
The peasantry ceased; they ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
[c](C)God chose new leaders;
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:6 Lit walked
  2. Judges 5:6 Lit twisted
  3. Judges 5:8 Or New gods were chosen