Judges 5:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,(A)
in the days of Jael, caravans ceased:
Those who traveled the roads
now traveled by roundabout paths.(B)
7 Gone was freedom beyond the walls,
gone indeed from Israel.
When I, Deborah, arose,
when I arose, a mother in Israel.[a]
8 New gods were their choice;
then war was at the gates.
No shield was to be found, no spear,
among forty thousand in Israel!
Footnotes
- 5:7 A mother in Israel: the precise meaning of the term “mother” is unclear, except that it seems to indicate Deborah’s position of leadership, and so may be a title (cf. 2 Sm 20:19).
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