Judges 5:31
What does Judges 5:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 5:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him <FI>are<Fi> As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years.
Context
v.30Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 6:5
and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Psalms 48:4
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
- Daniel 12:3
And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
- Psalms 68:1
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
- Judges 3:30
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.