Verse 18
Judges 5:18
Free Bible Version
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The people of Zebulun risked their lives; as did Naphtali on the high battlefields.
Original Language Text
hebrew
זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ לָ/מ֖וּת וְ/נַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה
English Translation
Zebulun is a people who have exposed their lives to death, and Naphtali is on the heights of the field.
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Chapter 5 Context
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That day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song:
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“Israel's leaders took charge, and the people were totally committed. Praise the Lord!
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Listen, kings! Pay attention, rulers! I, yes I, will sing to the Lord; I will praise the Lord, the G...
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Lord, when you set off from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, rain fell...
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The mountains melted in the presence of the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Sinai, in the presence of the...
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In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, people didn't use the main highways and s...
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Village life in Israel was abandoned until I, Deborah, came on the scene as a mother in Israel.
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When the people chose new gods, then war arrived at their gates. Not even a shield or spear could be...
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My thoughts are with the Israelite commanders and those people who volunteered. Praise the Lord!
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You people riding white donkeys, sitting on comfortable blankets, traveling down the road, notice
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what people are talking about as they gather at the watering holes. They describe the Lord's just ac...
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‘Wake up, Deborah, wake up! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Capture your prisoners, so...
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The survivors went to attack the nobles, the people of the Lord went to attack the powerful.
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Some came from Ephraim, a land that used to belong to the Amalekites; the tribe of Benjamin followed...
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The leaders of Issachar supported Deborah and Barak; they raced into the valley following Barak. But...
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Why did you stay at home in the sheepfolds, listening to shepherds whistling for their flocks? The t...
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Gilead remained on the other side of Jordan. Dan stayed with his ships. Asher sat still on the seaco...
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The people of Zebulun risked their lives; as did Naphtali on the high battlefields.
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Kings came and fought, the Canaanite kings fought at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo, but they di...
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The stars fought from heaven. The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
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The Kishon River swept them away—the old river turned into a raging torrent! I bravely march on!
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Then the horses' hooves flailed loudly, his stallions stampeded.
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‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the Lord. ‘Totally curse those who live there, for they refused to...
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Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite is to be praised the most among women. She deserves praise above...
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He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a bowl fit for nobles she brought him buttermilk.
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With one hand she picked up the tent peg, and with her right hand she held a workman's hammer. She h...
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At her feet he collapsed, he fell, he lay motionless. At her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he co...
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Sisera's mother looked out from the window. Through the latticed window she cried out, ‘Why is his c...
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The wisest of her ladies tells her, and she repeats the same words to herself,
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‘They're busy dividing up the plunder and assigning a girl or two for each man. There'll be colorful...
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May all your enemies die like this, Lord, but may those who love you shine like the sun in all its b...
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