Judges 5:21

What does Judges 5:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 5:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The river Kishon took them violently away, stopping their flight, the river Kishon. Give praise, O my soul, to the strength of the Lord!

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient--the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cison: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!

Context

v.20From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

v.21This passage

v.22Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 4:13

    And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, unto the river Kishon.

  • Isaiah 25:10

    For in this mountain will the hand of Jehovah rest; and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • Psalms 44:5

    Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

  • Judges 4:7

    And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.

  • Genesis 49:18

    I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.

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