Judges 5:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.”
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“Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Villages ceased in Israel--they ceased, Till that I arose--Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 5:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 4:4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
- 2 Samuel 20:19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
- Esther 9:19This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Romans 16:13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
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