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Judges 5:20

Sisera
God's power and sovereignty

18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

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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.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 10:11

    And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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  • Judges 4:15

    And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

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  • Psalms 77:17–18

    The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:10

    And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

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