Judges 5:9
7 Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
8 When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
10 You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
11 the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
- KJV
- My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
- WEB
- My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD!
- ASV
- My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.
- DARBY
- My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
- BLB
- My heart [is] with the rulers of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless YHWH!
- ÅB
- Mitt hjerte slår for Israels høvdinger og for dem som villig møtte fram blant folket. Pris Herren!
- OTB
- Mitt hjerte er med Israels ledere,
med de villige frivillige blant folket.
Velsign Herren! - B1930
- Mitt hjerte slår for Israels høvdinger og for dem som villig møtte frem blandt folket. Pris Herren!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 5:2
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:3–4
For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:9
And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
Read in context2 Corinthians 9:5
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:17
For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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