Judges 5:20-30
Christian Standard Bible
20 The stars fought from the heavens;
the stars fought with Sisera from their paths.
21 The river Kishon swept them away,(A)
the ancient river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul, in strength!
22 The horses’ hooves then hammered—
the galloping, galloping of his[a] stallions.
23 “Curse Meroz,” says the angel of the Lord,
“Bitterly curse her inhabitants,
for they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord with the warriors.”
24 Most blessed of women is Jael,
the wife of Heber the Kenite;
she is most blessed among tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water; she gave him milk.
She brought him cream(B) in a majestic bowl.
26 She reached for a tent peg,
her right hand, for a workman’s hammer.
Then she hammered Sisera—
she crushed his head;
she shattered and pierced his temple.
27 He collapsed, he fell, he lay down between her feet;
he collapsed, he fell between her feet;
where he collapsed, there he fell—dead.
28 Sisera’s mother looked through the window;
she peered through the lattice, crying out:
“Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t I hear the hoofbeats of his horses?” [b]
29 Her wisest princesses answer her;
she even answers herself:
30 “Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—
a girl or two[c] for each warrior,
the spoil of colored garments for Sisera,
the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck?” [d]
Judges 5:20-30
New International Version
20 From the heavens(A) the stars fought,
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
21 The river Kishon(B) swept them away,
the age-old river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul; be strong!(C)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.(D)
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
to help the Lord against the mighty.’
24 “Most blessed of women(E) be Jael,(F)
the wife of Heber the Kenite,(G)
most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk;(H)
in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
26 Her hand reached for the tent peg,
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera, she crushed his head,
she shattered and pierced his temple.(I)
27 At her feet he sank,
he fell; there he lay.
At her feet he sank, he fell;
where he sank, there he fell—dead(J).
28 “Through the window(K) peered Sisera’s mother;
behind the lattice she cried out,(L)
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(M)
a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(N) for my neck—
all this as plunder?(O)’
1 Samuel 12:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 But they forgot the Lord their God, so he handed them over to Sisera(A) commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab.(B) These enemies fought against them.
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Psalm 83:9
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 83:9
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