Judges 5:23 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.”

Judges 5:23

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The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. {pransings: or, tramplings, or, plungings}

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

He asked water, {and} she gave {him} milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

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Judges 5:1

"Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,"

Judges 5:2

"Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves."

Judges 5:3

"Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, {even} I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing {praise} to the LORD God of Israel."

Judges 5:4

"LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water."

Judges 5:5

"The mountains melted from before the LORD, {even} that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. {melted: Heb. flowed}"

Judges 5:6

"In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. {travellers: Heb. walkers of paths} {byways: Heb. crooked ways}"

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