The words in italics, supplied by the translators, help us to make sense of this v., though they cannot be considered certain. In contrast to Judges 5:6 there is now deep peace throughout the whole country-side.
12-23. The gathering of the tribes, and the battle.
Verse Judges 5:11. _IN THE PLACES OF DRAWING WATER_] As wells were very scarce in every part of the East, and travellers in such _hot_ countries must have water, robbers and banditti generally took t...
The sense of the King James Version is that, whereas formerly they could not go in safety to draw water from their wells, but were shot at by the archers of the enemy, now they were delivered from suc...
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...
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...
THE PLACES OF DRAWING WATER: i.e. where the women were to be found. See notes on Judges 4:4; Judges 4:17; Judges 5:7; Judges 5:30. Compare...
Another most obscure verse. _Far from_ The prep. (a single letter in Hebr.) is suspicious; omitting it we may render _The voice of the archers …!_, or _Hark! the archers_…, resting after battle by the...
The celebration of Jehovah's acts. This seems to be the meaning of Judges 5:11; Judges 5:9 are exceedingly obscure, owing to the condition of the text. After dwelling upon Israel's sufferings, the poe...
_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...
_THEY THAT ARE DELIVERED FROM THE NOISE OF ARCHERS IN THE PLACES OF DRAWING WATER, THERE SHALL THEY REHEARSE THE RIGHTEOUS ACTS OF THE LORD, EVEN THE RIGHTEOUS ACTS TOWARD THE INHABITANTS OF HIS VILLA...
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...
THEY THAT ARE DELIVERED FROM THE NOISE OF ARCHERS IN THE PLACES OF DRAWING WATER. — This is usually explained to mean that in the time of oppression the shepherds and the women could not go to the wel...
מִ קֹּ֣ול מְחַֽצְצִ֗ים בֵּ֚ין מַשְׁאַבִּ֔ים שָׁ֤ם...
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 SONG OF A “MOTHER IN ISRAEL” Judges 5:1 One of the noblest odes in literature! It celebrates a mighty victory through the enthusiastic consecration of the people, who laid themselves as freewill...
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...
Choaked in the waters of the Cison, and of Mageddo, ver. 19, 21. Hebrew is very obscure: "from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there shall they relate the justices of the Lord, t...
Special songs of praise are justly expected from those who by the victory are delivered from their fears. But is there not much of gospel here? Let the poor sinner, who by Jesus' deliverance from sin...
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-...
THEY THAT ARE DELIVERED FROM THE NOISE OF ARCHERS IN THE PLACE OF DRAWING WATER,.... Meaning either the army of the Israelites, delivered from the archers of Sisera's host at the river Kishon; or such...
__ Judges 5:11 _[They that are delivered] from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward the inh...
_From the noise of archers_ From the triumphant noise and shouts of archers, rejoicing when they met with their prey. Together with the princes, judges, and merchants, she would have the shepherds pra...
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...
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of His villag...
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...
RIGHTEOUS ACTS: _ Heb._ righteousnesses of the Lord...
FROM THE NOISE OF ARCHERS; either, 1. From the noise or sound, and consequently the force of those arrows which are shot at them; but she names the _noise_, because this epithet is frequently given t...
Judges 5:11 noise H6963 archers H2686 (H8764) places H4857 recount H8567 (H8762) acts H6666 LORD H3068 acts...
DEBORAH PRAISES THOSE WHO RESPONDED TO THE CALL TO ARMS (JUDGES 5:9). Judges 5:9 “My heart is towards the governors of Israel, Who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless you Yahweh....
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...
_Then sang Deborah and Barak._ LEADERS WHO LEAD This is far better given in the Revised Version: “For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bles...
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...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:10 All classes of society were to testify to the mighty acts of God, from the ruling classes (those riding on WHITE DONKEYS) to the lowest classes (those WHO WALK BY THE WAY, t...
_THE THANKSGIVING SONG OF THE REDEEMED CHURCH_.—_Judges 5:1_ CRITICAL NOTES.—The _subject matter_ of this song is an ascription of praise to the God of Israel, as the Deliverer of His people in an evi...
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 Samuel 12:7; Deuteronomy 22:24; Exodus 2:17; Genesis 26:20;...
From the noise — From the triumphant noise and shout of archers, rejoicing when they meet with their prey. Of drawing water — At those pits or springs of water, which were precious in those hot countr...