6“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
         In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted,
         And travelers went by roundabout ways.

7“The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel,
         Until I, Deborah, arose,
         Until I arose, a mother in Israel.

8“New gods were chosen;
         Then war was in the gates.
         Not a shield or a spear was seen
         Among forty thousand in Israel.

9“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel,
         The volunteers among the people;
         Bless the LORD!

10“You who ride on white donkeys,
         You who sit on rich carpets,
         And you who travel on the road—sing!

11“At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places,
         There they shall recount the righteous deeds of the LORD,
         The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel.
         Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

12“Awake, awake, Deborah;
         Awake, awake, sing a song!
         Arise, Barak, and take away your captives, O son of Abinoam.

13“Then survivors came down to the nobles;
         The people of the LORD came down to me as warriors.

14“From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down,
         Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples;
         From Machir commanders came down,
         And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of office.

15“And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
         As was Issachar, so was Barak;
         Into the valley they rushed at his heels;
         Among the divisions of Reuben
         There were great resolves of heart.

16“Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
         To hear the piping for the flocks?
         Among the divisions of Reuben
         There were great searchings of heart.

17“Gilead remained across the Jordan;
         And why did Dan stay in ships?
         Asher sat at the seashore,
         And remained by its landings.

18“Zebulun was a people who despised their lives even to death,
         And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.

19“The kings came and fought;
         Then fought the kings of Canaan
         At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo;
         They took no plunder in silver.

20“The stars fought from heaven,
         From their courses they fought against Sisera.

21“The torrent of Kishon swept them away,
         The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
         O my soul, march on with strength.

22“Then the horses’ hoofs beat
         From the dashing, the dashing of his valiant steeds.

23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD,
         ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants;
         Because they did not come to the help of the LORD,
         To the help of the LORD against the warriors.’

24“Most blessed of women is Jael,
         The wife of Heber the Kenite;
         Most blessed is she of women in the tent.

25“He asked for water and she gave him milk;
         In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.

26“She reached out her hand for the tent peg,
         And her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.
         Then she struck Sisera, she smashed his head;
         And she shattered and pierced his temple.

27“Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay;
         Between her feet he bowed, he fell;
         Where he bowed, there he fell dead.

28“Out of the window she looked and lamented,
         The mother of Sisera through the lattice,
         ‘Why does his chariot delay in coming?
         Why do the hoofbeats of his chariots tarry?’

29“Her wise princesses would answer her,
         Indeed she repeats her words to herself,

30‘Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil?
         A maiden, two maidens for every warrior;
         To Sisera a spoil of dyed work,
         A spoil of dyed work embroidered,
         Dyed work of double embroidery on the neck of the spoiler?’

31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD;
         But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.”
         And the land was undisturbed for forty years.

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American Standard Version
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.

Darby Bible Translation
"In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.

English Revised Version
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through by-ways.

World English Bible
"In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.

Young's Literal Translation
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath -- In the days of Jael -- The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go in crooked ways.Recreant Reuben
Why satest then among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.'--JUDGES v. 16 (R.V.). I. The fight. The warfare is ever repeated, though in new forms. In the highest form it is Christ versus the World, And that conflict must be fought out in our own souls first. Our religion should lead not only to accept and rely on what Christ does for us, but to do and dare for Christ. He has given Himself for us, and has thereby …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

'All Things are Yours'
'They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.'--JUDGES v. 20. 'For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.'--Job v. 23. These two poetical fragments present the same truth on opposite sides. The first of them comes from Deborah's triumphant chant. The singer identifies God with the cause of Israel, and declares that heaven itself fought against those who fought against God's people. There may be …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Love Makes Suns
'Let them that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.' JUDGES V. 51. These are the closing words of Deborah, the great warrior-prophetess of Israel. They are in singular contrast with the tone of fierce enthusiasm for battle which throbs through the rest of the chant, and with its stern approval of the deed of Jael when she slew Sisera. Here, in its last notes, we have an anticipation of the highest and best truths of the Gospel. 'Let them that love Him be as the sun when he goeth …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

Songs of Deliverance
The results which accrued from the conquest achieved by Barak, are upon a small scale similar to those which come to us through the deliverance wrought out by the Lord Jesus Christ. I shall take our text and spiritualize it, viewing its joyous details as emblematic of the blessings granted to us through our Redeemer. Those who went to draw water at the wells after Barak's victory, were no longer disturbed by the robbers who lurked at the fountains for purposes of plunder; and instead of drawing the …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 13: 1867

Whether the Orders Will Outlast the Day of Judgment?
Objection 1: It would seem that the orders of angels will not outlast the Day of Judgment. For the Apostle says (1 Cor. 15:24), that Christ will "bring to naught all principality and power, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father," and this will be in the final consummation. Therefore for the same reason all others will be abolished in that state. Objection 2: Further, to the office of the angelic orders it belongs to cleanse, enlighten, and perfect. But after the Day of …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica

Why is it that Our Lord Has Tarried Till Now? Why Has not the Redeemer Returned Long Ere This?
At first sight perhaps this inquiry might appear almost irreverent and some may feel inclined to remind us that "secret things belong unto the Lord." In response we would say, It is not in any spirit of idle curiosity nor is it to indulge an inquisitive speculation that we take up this question, but simply because we believe that a humble examination of it will prove profitable to our souls, inasmuch as the answer to our inquiry demonstrates the wisdom and grace of Him with whom we have to do. Of …
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return

Hindrances to Revivals.
Text.--I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you."--Nehemiah vi. 3. THIS servant of God had come down from Babylon to rebuild the temple and re-establish the worship of God at Jerusalem, the city of his fathers' sepulchres. When it was discovered by Sanballat and certain individuals, his allies, who had long enjoyed the desolations of Zion, that now the temple, and the holy city were about to be rebuilt, they raised a great …
Charles Grandison Finney—Lectures on Revivals of Religion

The Publication of the Gospel
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it [or of the preachers] P erhaps no one Psalm has given greater exercise to the skill and patience of commentators and critics, than the sixty-eighth. I suppose the difficulties do not properly belong to the Psalm, but arise from our ignorance of various circumstances to which the Psalmist alludes; which probably were, at that time, generally known and understood. The first verse is the same with the stated form of benediction …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2

Salvation Published from the Mountains
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid: say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! I t would be improper to propose an alteration, though a slight one, in the reading of a text, without bearing my testimony to the great value of our English version, which I believe, in point of simplicity, strength, and fidelity, is not likely to be excelled by a new translation …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

The Sovereignty of God in Operation
"For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be the glory for ever. Amen" (Romans 11:36). Has God foreordained everything that comes to pass? Has He decreed that what is, was to have been? In the final analysis this is only another way of asking, Is God now governing the world and everyone and everything in it? If God is governing the world then is He governing it according to a definite purpose, or aimlessly and at random? If He is governing it according to some purpose, then …
Arthur W. Pink—The Sovereignty of God

Appendix ix. List of Old Testament Passages Messianically Applied in Ancient Rabbinic Writings
THE following list contains the passages in the Old Testament applied to the Messiah or to Messianic times in the most ancient Jewish writings. They amount in all to 456, thus distributed: 75 from the Pentateuch, 243 from the Prophets, and 138 from the Hagiorgrapha, and supported by more than 558 separate quotations from Rabbinic writings. Despite all labour care, it can scarcely be hoped that the list is quite complete, although, it is hoped, no important passage has been omitted. The Rabbinic references …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

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