“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
because the people offered themselves willingly,
be blessed, LORD!
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Judges 5:2 in context
Judges 5:1–5
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Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
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“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
because the people offered themselves willingly,
be blessed, LORD!
3
“Hear, you kings!
Give ear, you princes!
I, even I, will sing to the LORD.
I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
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“LORD, when you went out of Seir,
when you marched out of the field of Edom,
the earth trembled, the sky also dropped.
Yes, the clouds dropped water.
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The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence,
even Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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