Judges 5

¹ Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

² “ Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,

³ “ Hear, you kings!

⁴ “ LORD, when you went out of Seir,

⁵ The mountains quaked at the LORD ’s presence,

⁶ “ In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,

⁷ The rulers ceased in Israel.

⁸ They chose new gods.

⁹ My heart is toward the governors of Israel,

¹⁰ “ Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,

¹¹ Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, “ Then the LORD ’s people went down to the gates.

¹² ‘ Awake, awake, Deborah!

¹³ “ Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.

¹⁴ Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,

¹⁵ The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. there were great resolves of heart.

¹⁶ Why did you sit among the sheepfolds?

¹⁷ Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,

¹⁸ Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death;

¹⁹ “ The kings came and fought,

²⁰ From the sky the stars fought.

²¹ The river Kishon swept them away,

²² Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing,

²³ ‘Curse Meroz, ’ said the LORD ’s angel. ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants,

²⁴ “ Jael shall be blessed above women,

²⁵ He asked for water.

²⁶ She put her hand to the tent peg, She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.

²⁷ At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.

²⁸ “ Through the window she looked out, and cried: ‘ Why is his chariot so long in coming?

²⁹ Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,

³⁰ ‘ Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder?

³¹ “ So let all your enemies perish, LORD,