Judges 7:21
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
Judges 7:21 in other translations
| BSB | Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. |
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| WEB | They each stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight. |
| ASV | And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight. |
| YLT | And they stand each in his place, round about the camp, and all the camp runneth, and they shout, and flee; |
| DARBY | And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran, and cried out, and fled. |
| BBE | Then they made a line round the tents, every man in his place; and all the army, awaking from sleep, came running out, and with loud cries went in flight. |
| Webster | And they stood every man in his place around the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. |
What does Judges 7:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 7:16-22
Jud 7:16-24. His Stratagem against Midian. 16-22. he divided the three hundred men into three companies--The object of dividing his forces was, that they might seem to be surrounding the enemy. The pitchers were empty to conceal the torches, and made of earthenware, so as to be easily broken; and the sudden blaze of the held-up lights--the loud echo of the trumpets, and the shouts of Israel, always terrifying (Nu…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 7:16-22
This method of defeating the Midianites may be alluded to, as exemplifying the destruction of the devil's kingdom in the world, by the preaching of the everlasting gospel, the sounding that trumpet, and the holding forth that light out of earthen vessels, for such are the ministers of the gospel, 2Co 4:6, 7. God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, a barley-cake to overthrow the tents of…
Judges 7:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 7:21
- Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Exodus 14:25
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.
- 2 Kings 7:6-7
For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
- Exodus 14:13-14
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
- Isaiah 30:15
For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Job 15:21-22
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
- Isaiah 30:7
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
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Context
- Judges 7:20
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.
- Judges 7:21
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
- Judges 7:22
And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.
Judges 7:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y estuviéronse en sus lugares en derredor del campo: y todo el campo fué alborotado, y huyeron gritando. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils se tenaient chacun à sa place autour du camp; et tout le camp se mit à courir, et à pousser des cris, et à fuir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie standen ein jeder an seiner Stelle, rings um das Lager. Da lief das ganze Lager und schrie und floh. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | stantes singuli in loco suo per circuitum castrorum hostilium. Omnia itaque castra turbata sunt, et vociferantes ululantesque fugerunt: |