Judges 5

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1 On that day Deborah (and Barak, son of Abinoam,) sang this song:	1 On that day Deborah (and Barak, son of Abinoam,) sang this song:
2 Of chiefs who took the lead in Israel, of noble deeds by the people who bless the LORD,	2 Of chiefs who took the lead in Israel, of noble deeds by the people who bless the LORD,
3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes!	3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes!
4 O LORD, when you went out from Seir,	4 O LORD, when you went out from Seir,
5 Mountains trembled	5 Mountains trembled
6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,	6 In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,
7 Gone was freedom beyond the walls,	7 Gone was freedom beyond the walls,
8 New gods were their choice; then the war was at their gates. Not a shield could be seen, nor a lance, among forty thousand in Israel!	8 New gods were their choice; then the war was at their gates. Not a shield could be seen, nor a lance, among forty thousand in Israel!
9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,	9 My heart is with the leaders of Israel,
10 They who ride on white asses,	10 They who ride on white asses,
11 Sing of them to the strains of the harpers at the wells,	11 Sing of them to the strains of the harpers at the wells,
12 Awake, awake, Deborah!	12 Awake, awake, Deborah!
13 Then down came the fugitives with the mighty,	13 Then down came the fugitives with the mighty,
14 From Ephraim, princes were in the valley;	14 From Ephraim, princes were in the valley;
15 With Deborah were the princes of Issachar;	15 With Deborah were the princes of Issachar;
16 Why do you stay beside your hearths	16 Why do you stay beside your hearths
17 Gilead, beyond the Jordan, rests;	17 Gilead, beyond the Jordan, rests;
18 Zebulun is the people defying death;	18 Zebulun is the people defying death;
19 The kings came and fought;	19 The kings came and fought;
20 From the heavens the stars, too, fought;	20 From the heavens the stars, too, fought;
21 The Wadi Kishon swept them away;	21 The Wadi Kishon swept them away;
22 Then the hoofs of the horses pounded,	22 Then the hoofs of the horses pounded,
23 "Curse Meroz," says the LORD,	23 "Curse Meroz," says the LORD,
24 Blessed among women be Jael,	24 Blessed among women be Jael,
25 He asked for water, she gave him milk;	25 He asked for water, she gave him milk;
26 With her left hand she reached for the peg,	26 With her left hand she reached for the peg,
27 At her feet he sank down, fell, lay still;	27 At her feet he sank down, fell, lay still;
28 From the window peered down and wailed	28 From the window peered down and wailed
29 The wisest of her princesses answers her,	29 The wisest of her princesses answers her,
30 "They must be dividing the spoil they took:	30 "They must be dividing the spoil they took:
31 May all your enemies perish thus, O LORD!	31 May all your enemies perish thus, O LORD!