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Judges 4:16

BarakSiseraHarosheth-hagoyim

14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

15 And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

17 Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

18 Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

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BSB
Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
KJV
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
WEB
But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.
ASV
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
DARBY
And Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth-Goim; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not one was left.
BLB
And Barak pursued after the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the mouth of the sword; not even one remained.
ÅB
Men Barak forfulgte vognene og hæren til Haroset-Haggojim, og hele Siseras hær falt for sverdets egg; det ble ikke en eneste tilbake.
OTB
Barak forfulgte vognene og hæren helt til Haroset-hagojim, og alle Siseras tropper falt for sverdet; ikke en eneste mann var igjen.
B1930
Men Barak forfulgte vognene og hæren til Haroset-Haggojim, og hele Siseras hær falt for sverdets egg; det blev ikke en eneste tilbake.

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  • Romans 2:12

    All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

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  • James 2:13

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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  • Leviticus 26:7–8

    You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.

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  • Isaiah 43:17

    who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

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  • Joshua 10:19–20

    But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

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  • Psalms 83:9

    Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

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  • Joshua 11:8

    and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.

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  • Psalms 104:35

    May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

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