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Judges 5:7-9
New International Reader's Version
Judges 5:7-9
New International Reader's Version
7 Those who lived in the villages of Israel would not fight.
They held back until I, Deborah, came.
I came as a mother in Israel.
8 War came to the city gates. Then God chose new leaders.
But no shields or spears were seen anywhere.
There weren’t any among 40,000 men in Israel.
9 My heart is with the princes in Israel.
It’s with the people who follow them just because they want to.
Praise the Lord!
Judges 5:7-9
New International Version
Judges 5:7-9
New International Version
7 Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah,(A) arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
8 God chose new leaders(B)
when war came to the city gates,(C)
but not a shield or spear(D) was seen
among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is with Israel’s princes,
with the willing volunteers(E) among the people.
Praise the Lord!
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