Judges 5:9
My heart [saith] —for the governors of Israel, for the volunteers among the people, Bless ye Yahweh!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk upon the road, speak!
Cross References
Judges 5:2For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,—Bless ye Yahweh!
2 Chronicles 17:16and, under his direction, Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Yahweh,—and, with him, two hundred thousand heroes of valour.
Psalms 103:2Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings:—
2 Corinthians 8:3That, according to power, I bear witness, and beyond power, of their own accord, [they acted],—
2 Corinthians 8:17In that, though, indeed, the exhortation, he welcomed; yet already being, greatly in earnest, of his own accord, hath he gone forth unto you.
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 →