Verse 9
Judges 5:9
World English Bible, British Edition
9
My heart is towards the governors of Israel,
who offered themselves willingly amongst the people.
Bless the LORD!
Original Language Text
hebrew
לִבִּ/י֙ לְ/חוֹקְקֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַ/מִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים בָּ/עָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה
English Translation
My heart is for the lawgivers of Israel who willingly give among the people; may the Lord bless.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
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2
“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
because the people offered themselves willingly,
be bl...
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3
“Hear, you kings!
Give ear, you princes!
I, even I, will sing to the LORD.
I will sing praise to the...
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4
“LORD, when you went out of Seir,
when you marched out of the field of Edom,
the earth trembled, the...
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5
The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence,
even Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God (Elohim...
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6
“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
The tra...
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7
The rulers ceased in Israel.
They ceased until I, Deborah, arose;
Until I arose a mother in Israel.
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8
They chose new gods.
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen amongst forty thous...
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9
My heart is towards the governors of Israel,
who offered themselves willingly amongst the people.
Bl...
10
“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets,
and you who walk by the way.
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11
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
there they will rehearse the LORD’s r...
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12
‘Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you s...
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13
“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.
The LORD came down for me against the mighty...
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14
Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,
after you, Benjamin, amongst your peoples.
Govern...
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15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah.
As was Issachar, so was Barak.
They rushed into the valle...
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16
Why did you sit amongst the sheepfolds?
To hear the whistling for the flocks?
At the watercourses of...
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17
Gilead lived beyond the Jordan.
Why did Dan remain in ships?
Asher sat still at the haven of the sea...
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18
Zebulun was a people that jeopardised their lives to the death;
Naphtali also, on the high places of...
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19
“The kings came and fought,
then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.
The...
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20
From the sky the stars fought.
From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
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21
The river Kishon swept them away,
that ancient river, the river Kishon.
My soul, march on with stren...
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22
Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing,
the prancing of their strong ones.
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23
‘Curse Meroz,’ said the LORD’s angel.
‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants,
because they didn’t come to h...
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24
“Jael shall be blessed above women,
the wife of Heber the Kenite;
blessed shall she be above women i...
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25
He asked for water.
She gave him milk.
She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
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26
She put her hand to the tent peg,
and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer.
With the hammer she st...
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27
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.
At her feet he bowed, he fell.
Where he bowed, there he fell...
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28
“Through the window she looked out, and cried:
Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice.
‘Why is h...
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29
Her wise ladies answered her,
Yes, she returned answer to herself,
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30
‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder?
A lady, two ladies to every man;
to Sisera...
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31
“So let all your enemies perish, LORD,
but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its...
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