Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Judges 5:7
[The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a (c) mother in Israel.
(c) Miraculously stirred up by God to pity them and deliver them.
[The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a (c) mother in Israel.
(c) Miraculously stirred up by God to pity them and deliver them.
Verse Judges 5:7. _THE VILLAGES CEASED_] The people were obliged to live together in fortified places; or in great numbers, to protect each other against the incursions of bands of spoilers....
Render the word “villages” (here and in Judges 5:11) judgment, rule, or judges, rulers. The sense is “The princes (or magistrates) ceased in Israel,” i. e. there was no one to do justice in the gate,...
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 INHABITANTS. Why not supply the Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6) by the words "the women", considering the objects of Jabin's oppression? see notes on Judges 4:4; Judges 4:17; Judges 5:7;...
_The rulers ceased_ The Targ., Peshitto, Jewish commentators followed by AV., treat the Hebr. _pěrâzôn_(sing.), found only here and Judges 5:11, as equivalent to _pěrâzôth_(plur.) = -open regions," -h...
The recent oppression....
IN THE DAYS OF SHAMGAR— The prophetess in these verses gives us a description of the wretched state of Israel during the time of that captivity, from which she, by the assistance of God, delivered the...
_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...
_THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGES CEASED, THEY CEASED IN ISRAEL, UNTIL THAT I DEBORAH AROSE, THAT I AROSE A MOTHER IN ISRAEL._ The inhabitants of the villages ceased, х_ CHAADªLUW_ (H2308) _ PªRAAZOWN...
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...
THE VILLAGES] RV 'rulers'; the word occurs in v. 11, and probably means 'peasantry.' The great trade routes were empty, and even rural life stagnated....
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...
THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGES CEASED. — The one Hebrew word for “the inhabitants of the villages” is _perâzôn._ The rendering of our version is supported by the Chaldee, and by the meaning of the an...
חָדְל֧וּ פְרָזֹ֛ון בְּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַ֤ד...
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...
Valiant. Hebrew is also translated, "the villages ceased," as no one thought himself in safety out of the strong cities. --- Until. Hebrew, "until I, Debbora, arose, that I arose, a mother," &c. The H...
Deborah takes a most effectual method to heighten to the view of the people, the deliverance their God had wrought for them, by dwelling more particularly upon their former misery. From their last jud...
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-...
THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGES CEASED,.... Not only did those Canaanitish robbers go upon the highway, and robbed all they met with, which made travelling difficult and dangerous; but entered into th...
Judges 5:7 [The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. Ver. 7. _The inhabitants of the villages ceased._] As now they...
_The inhabitants of the villages ceased_ The people forsook all their unfortified towns, not being able to protect them from military insolence. _A mother_ That is, to be to them as a mother, to instr...
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...
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, the open, unfortified hamlets were deserted for fear of marauding bands, THEY CEASED IN ISRAEL, UNTIL THAT I, DEBORAH, AROSE, THAT I AROSE A MOTHER IN ISRAEL, t...
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...
THE VILLAGES CEASED; the people forsook all their unfortified towns, as not being able to protect them from military insolence. A MOTHER, i.e. to be to them as a mother, to instruct, and rule, and pro...
Judges 5:7 Village H6520 ceased H2308 (H8804) ceased H2308 (H8804) Israel H3478 Deborah H1683 arose H6965 ...
THE CONDITION OF ISRAEL AND THE RISE OF DEBORAH (JUDGES 5:6). Judges 5:6 “In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, The highways were unoccupied...
Judges 5:7 I. Perhaps the general idea of a village in the Bible was of a cluster of unwalled huts or houses, without a synagogue; but we may be sure that in most such places, although the priest and...
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 5:6 Before Deborah AROSE as a deliverer, life as it had been had CEASED when Israel submitted to its enemies. A MOTHER IN ISRAEL. A title of honor and respect....
_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...
2 Samuel 20:19; Esther 9:19; Isaiah 49:23; Judges 4:4; Romans 16:13...
Ceased — The people forsook all their unfortified towns, not being able to protect them from military insolence. A mother — That is, to be to them as a mother, to instruct, and rule, and protect them,...