Judges 5:6

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, 1 They deserted the ways, and went in byways; 1 They went in crooked paths. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.

In Context

5The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, 1 This Sinai before the face of the Lord God of Israel. 1

7The mighty men in Israel failed, 1 They failed until Deborah arose, 1 Until she arose a mother in Israel. 1

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Cross References

Judges 3:31And after him rose up Shamgar the son of Anath, and smote the Philistines to the number of six hundred men with a plowshare such as is drawn by oxen; and he too delivered Israel.

2 Chronicles 15:5And in that time there is no peace to one going out, or to one coming in, for the terror of the Lord is upon all that inhabit the lands.

Isaiah 33:8For the ways of these shall be made desolate: the terror of the nations has been made to cease, and the covenant with these is taken away, and ye shall by no means deem them men.

Lamentations 4:18We have hunted for our little ones, 1 That they should not walk in our streets. 1 Our time has drawn nigh, 1 Our days are fulfilled, 1 Our time is come. 1

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:2-6

The Song of Deborah and Barak. ( b. c. 1285.) 1 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 themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. 4 Lord , when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains… Read the whole commentary →

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