“In the days of (A)Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of (B)Jael, the roads [a]were deserted,
And travelers went by [b]roundabout ways.
The [c]peasantry came to an end, they came to an end in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
(C)New gods were chosen;
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 had ceased
  2. Judges 5:6 Lit twisting
  3. Judges 5:7 Or rural dwellers

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