Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Judges 5:12
Deborah incites Barak to carry off as his prey the captive Canaanites and their sheep and cattle (their “captivity”).
Deborah incites Barak to carry off as his prey the captive Canaanites and their sheep and cattle (their “captivity”).
Verse Judges 5:12. _LEAD THY CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE_] Make those captives who have formerly captivated us....
CHAPTER 5 The Song of Deborah and Barak _ 1. The praise of Jehovah (Judges 5:1)_ 2. The condition of the people and their deliverance (Judges 5:6) 3. The celebration of the victory and the victors...
GLORY AND SHAME. Deborah and Barak are apostrophised. She is called to awake and utter a battle-song, such as will arouse a slumbering people like the sound of a trumpet; a _Men of Harlech_ or a _Mars...
JUDGES 5. THE SONG OF DELIVERANCE. The Song of Deborah so called because of the words I, Deborah, arose (Judges 5:7) is a splendid battle-ode, evidently contemporaneous with the events which it celebr...
AWAKE, AWAKE. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. LEAD THY CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE. lead thy captives captive; "captivity" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject) for the persons made captive. lea...
The real subject of the Song, introduced by the previous verses, begins here. Part II, Judges 5:12, describes the muster and the battle. Like Part I it consists of three stanzas; like Part III (which...
LEAD THY CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE—THEN HE MADE HIM, &C.— I conceive that this passage is to be understood totally different. The word rendered _have dominion,_ in the 13th verse ירד _ierad,_ is in the 14th v...
_The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1-31_ Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered...
_AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH: AWAKE, AWAKE, UTTER A SONG: ARISE, BARAK, AND LEAD THY CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, THOU SON OF ABINOAM._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
DEBORAH'S TRIUMPH SONG This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very possibly (though see Judges 5:12) the prophetes...
CAPTIVITY] either 'thy captives' or 'thy captors'; cp. Psalms 68:18; Ephesians 4:8....
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 5 V1 On that day Deborah and Barak, Abinoam’s son, sang this song. V2 ‘Praise the *Lord because the leaders of *Israel led. The people were glad to...
AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH. — The prophetess rouses herself in this verse — which forms an introduction to the second section of the song — to describe the loyalty of the tribes and the grandeur of the vic...
עוּרִ֤י עוּרִי֙ דְּבֹורָ֔ה ע֥וּרִי ע֖וּרִי דַּבְּרִי...
DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION Judges 5:1 THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious encouragement during the time...
THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES Judges 5:12 This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The “captivity” phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and...
Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and is a remarkable index to the character of the woman herself...
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead (h) thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. (h) That is, they who kept your people in captivity....
_Captives. Hebrew, "Take thy captivity prisoner." Hold those in subjection who so lately domineered over you. (Calmet)_...
It should seem by this new and repeated call of the Prophetess, that she thought her soul was not as yet sufficiently roused to the service of praising God. And though she had put forth all her streng...
The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5. God, knowing what the people were, and what was their condition, had left within the borders of their land that which put obedience to the proof-...
AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH, AWAKE, AWAKE, UTTER A SONG, c] Either perceiving some languor and remissness in her spirits, while she was delivering this song, and therefore arouses herself to attend to this...
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. Ver. 12. Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake.] As the cock clapping first his own...
_Awake, awake, Deborah_ Stir up thyself, with all that is within thee, to admire and praise Jehovah. This work needs, and well deserves, the utmost liveliness and vigour of soul. Thus, having called u...
2 The Song of Deborah and Barak. 1 THEN sang Deborah, and Barak the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselue...
Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; there was need of her singing her most inspiring song in imparting enthusiasm to the soldiers whom she had bidden Barak assemble. ARISE, BARAK, AND L...
THE GLORY AND POWER OF ISRAEL...
THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK (vv.1-31) To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems likely that she comp...
12-23 Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to...
AWAKE, AWAKE; stir up thyself and all that is within thee to admire and praise the Lord. LEAD THY CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE: how could this be done when there was none of them left? JUDGES 4:16. _Answ_. 1. No...
Judges 5:12 Awake H5782 (H8798) awake H5782 (H8798) Deborah H1683 Awake H5782 (H8798) awake H5782 ...
THE CALL TO ACTION AND THE RESPONSE (JUDGES 5:12). Judges 5:12 “Awake, awake, Deborah. Awake, awake, utter a song. Arise Barak, and lead your captivity captive, You son of Abinoam.” Accordingly...
CONTENTS: Song of Deborah and Barak. CHARACTERS: God, Deborah, Barak, Jael, Sisera, Shamgar. CONCLUSION: When we have received mercy from God, we should be speedy in our returns of praise while the...
Judges 5:4. _When thou wentest out of Seir._ God came from Teman, in Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of his praise. Zechariah 3:3. In like manner he now arose to sa...
_Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive._ MAGNIFICAT I. First, then, a stirring up, of all our powers to praise God, according to the words o...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:1 The victory song of Deborah and Barak praises God for his triumph over the Canaanites on Israel’s behalf (compare the Song of Solomon 1:1 of Moses and Miriam in...
CHAPTER 5.—_Judges 5:12_ THE THANKSGIVING SONG.—_Continued_ CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 5:12. AWAKE, AWAKE, DEBORAH, etc.] Having adverted in the above paragraph to the high pitch of prosperity, which Is...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 5:1 THEN SANG DEBORAH, etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the gender of the Hebrew verb indicates), assisted...
And then sang Deborah and Barak the song of Abinoam on that day, saying [or Barak the son of Abinoam] (Judges 5:1) So this is the song of Deborah and Barak, [Hallelujah,] Praise ye the LORD for the a...
1 Corinthians 15:34; 2 Timothy 2:26; Ephesians 4:8; Ephesians 5:14;...
Awake — Stir up thyself and all that is within thee, to admire and praise the Lord. This work needs and well deserves the utmost liveliness and vigour of soul. Lead captivity captive — How could this...