Judges 5:20
What does Judges 5:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 5:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 77:17
The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.
- 1 Samuel 7:10
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.
- Joshua 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Judges 4:15
And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.