Judges 5:20
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
Judges 5:20 in other translations
| BSB | From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. |
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| WEB | From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera. |
| ASV | From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera. |
| YLT | From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera. |
| DARBY | From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera. |
| BBE | The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera. |
| Webster | They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. |
What does Judges 5:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:19-22
19-22. describes the scene of battle and the issue. It would seem (Jud 5:19) that Jabin was reinforced by the troops of other Canaanite princes. The battlefield was near Taanach (now Ta'annuk), on a tell or mound in the level plain of Megiddo (now Leijun), on its southwestern extremity, by the left bank of the Kishon. they took no gain of money--They obtained no plunder.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 5:12-23
Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to, and awake ourselves unto. She notices who fought against Israel, who fought for them, and who kept away. Who fought against them. They were obstinate enemies to God's people, therefore the more dangerous. Who fought for…
Judges 5:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 5:20
- Joshua 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Judges 4:15
And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
- Psalms 77:17-18
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
- 1 Samuel 7:10
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
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Context
- Judges 5:19
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
- Judges 5:20
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
- Judges 5:21
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
Judges 5:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De los cielos pelearon: las estrellas desde sus órbitas pelearon contra Sísara. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | On a combattu des cieux; du chemin qu’elles parcourent, les étoiles ont combattu contre Sisera. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Vom Himmel her stritten, von ihren Bahnen aus stritten die Sterne mit Sisera. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De cælo dimicatum est contra eos: stellæ manentes in ordine et cursu suo, adversus Sisaram pugnaverunt. |