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Judges 5:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way. "
Judges 5:10
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8 They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD!
10 “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
11 Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse the LORD’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then the LORD’s people went down to the gates.
12 ‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’
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Judges 5:1
"Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,"
Judges 5:2
"“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD!"
Judges 5:3
"“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD. I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel."
Judges 5:4
"“LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water."
Judges 5:5
"The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel."
Judges 5:6
"“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways."
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