Judges 5:4

What does Judges 5:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 5:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Lord, when you went out from Seir, moving like an army from the field of Edom, the earth was shaking and the heavens were troubled, and the clouds were dropping water.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Jehovah, in Thy going forth out of Seir, In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom, Earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Also thick clouds dropped water.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.

Context

v.3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, evenI, will sing unto Jehovah; I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.

v.4This passage

v.5The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Cross references

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

  • Psalms 68:7

    O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah

  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

  • Psalms 77:17

    The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.

  • Job 9:6

    That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

  • 2 Samuel 22:8

    Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

  • Habakkuk 3:3

    God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. [Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.

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