Judges 5:21

The Kishon River swept them away— that river that has been there for ages. I will tell myself to be brave and continue marching on.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

In Context

20It was as though the stars in the sky fought for us and as though those stars in their paths fought against Sisera.

22The hooves of the horses of Sisera’s army pounded the ground. Those powerful horses kept galloping along.

Read all of Judges 5

Cross References

Genesis 49:18Then Jacob prayed, “Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me from my enemies.”

Judges 4:13So he gathered his troops with their 900 chariots, and they marched from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the Kishon River.

Psalms 44:5It is by your power that we knock our enemies down and tramp on them.

Psalms 83:10You destroyed them at Endor town, and their corpses lay on the ground and decayed.

Micah 7:10Our enemies will also see that, and they will be disgraced because they ridiculed us, saying “Why is [RHQ] Yahweh, that God of yours, not helping you?” But with our own eyes we will see them when they are defeated; we will see them trampled like [SIM] mud in the streets.

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:13-24

12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Judges 5:21