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21 The Kishon River, that ancient river,
    swept Sisera’s men away.
My soul, march on with strength![a]
22 The horses’ hooves hammered the ground.
    Sisera’s mighty horses ran and ran.

23 “The angel of the Lord said, ‘Curse the city of Meroz.
    Curse its people!
They did not come to help the Lord fight.’
    They did not help the Lord against his powerful enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:21 My soul … strength Or with some changes it could be, “His mighty charging horses marched forward.”

21 The river Kishon(A) swept them away,
    the age-old river, the river Kishon.
    March on, my soul; be strong!(B)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
    galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.(C)
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.’

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