Judges 5:6

In the days of Shamgar (son of Anath), 1 in the days of Jael, the main roads were abandoned, 1 and those who walked only used the winding paths. 1

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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 quaked before the face of Yahweh; 1 even Mount Sinai quaked before the face of Yahweh, the God of Israel. 1

7There were few rural people in Israel, 1 until I, Deborah, arose—arose as a mother in Israel! 1

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Cross References

Judges 3:31After Ehud the next judge was Shamgar son of Anath who killed 600 men of the Philistines with a stick used to goad cattle. He also delivered Israel from danger.

2 Chronicles 15:5In those times there was no peace for him who traveled away, nor for him who traveled to here; instead, great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

Isaiah 33:8The highways are deserted; there are no more travelers. 1 Covenants are broken, witnesses are despised, and mankind is not respected. + 33:8 Instead of witness are despised , some versions have cities are despised . 1

Lamentations 4:18They followed our steps, 1 we could not walk in our streets. 1 Our end was near and our days were numbered, 1 our end had 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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