Judges 5:7

The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.

World English Bible

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

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

8They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

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Cross References

Judges 4:4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, judged Israel at that time.

Esther 9:19Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a holiday, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.

Romans 16:13Greet Rufus, the 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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