“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
The travelers walked through byways.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Judges 5:6 in context
Judges 5:3–9
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.
4
“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.
5
The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence,
even Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
6
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“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
The travelers walked through byways.
7
The rulers ceased in Israel.
They ceased until I, Deborah, arose;
Until I arose a mother in Israel.
8
They chose new gods.
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel,
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the LORD!
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