Judges 5:7

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

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In The King James Version

The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

In Context

6In 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

8When they chose new gods, 1 there was fighting at the city gates 1 and yet there were no shields or spears seen 1 among forty thousand in Israel. 1

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Cross References

Judges 4:4Now Deborah, a prophetess (the wife of Lappidoth), was a leading judge in Israel at that time.

Esther 9:19That is why the Jews of the villages, who make their homes in the rural towns, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of gladness and feasting, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another.

Romans 16:13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:7-12

6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord . 10 Speak, ye that ride… Read the whole commentary →

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