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Judges 5:20

Sisera
God's power and sovereignty

18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

19 Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

21 The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!

22 Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.

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BSB
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
KJV
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
WEB
From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
ASV
From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.
DARBY
From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
BLB
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
ÅB
Fra himmelen stred de, stjernene fra sine baner, de stred mot Sisera.
OTB
Fra himlene kjempet stjernene,
fra sine himmelbaner kjempet de mot Sisera.
B1930
Fra himmelen stred de, stjernene fra sine baner, de stred mot Sisera.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 10:11

    As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

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  • Judges 4:15

    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.

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  • Psalms 77:17–18

    The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:10

    As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

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