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 · 2000The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The 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 · 1862The brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient--the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The 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 · 1890The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
Context
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.