Judges 5:6-8

Modern English Version

⁶ “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
    in the days of Jael, main roads were abandoned
    and travelers used roundabout paths.
⁷ Village life ceased. It ceased
    until I, Deborah, arose;
    I arose like a mother in Israel.
⁸ They were choosing new gods,
    and warfare was at the city gates,
but not a shield or spear was to be seen
    among forty thousand in Israel.