12 Up Deborah, up, arise, and sing a song: arise Barak, and lead [a]thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

13 For they that remain, have dominion over the mighty of the people: the Lord hath given me dominion over the strong.

14 Of Ephraim [b]their root arose against Amalek: and after thee Benjamin shall fight against thy people, O Amalek, of Machir came rulers, and of Zebulun, they that handle the pen of the [c]writer.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:12 To wit, them that kept thy people in captivity.
  2. Judges 5:14 Joshua first fought against Amalek, and Saul destroyed him.
  3. Judges 5:14 Even the learned did help to fight.

12 ‘Wake up,(A) wake up, Deborah!(B)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(C)
    Take captive your captives,(D) son of Abinoam.’

13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(E) whose roots were in Amalek;(F)
    Benjamin(G) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(H) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.