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href="/bsb/judges/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The mountains quaked in the presence of the LORD, the God of Mount Sinai— in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, even Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The mountains melted from before the LORD, <i>even</i> that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The mountains gushed before the LORD, This Sinai, before the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The mountains flowed <i>with water</i> at the presence of the LORD, This Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, This Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, This Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The mountains flowed at the presence of Yahweh, This Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, <i>Yes,</i> this Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains melted before the LORD, even Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains melted before the LORD, even Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />rain poured from the sky, the earth trembled, and mountains shook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The mountains flowed down at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and the mountains shook in the presence of the LORD God of Sinai, in the presence of the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Mountains tremble at the presence of the LORD — even Sinai!—at the presence of the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The mountains trembled before the LORD, the God of Sinai; before the LORD God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even Sinai, at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quaked at Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hills flowed from the face of YHWH, "" This one—Sinai—From the face of YHWH, God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hills flowed from the face of Jehovah, This one -- Sinai -- From the face of Jehovah, God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The mountains flowed from before Jehovah, This Sinai from before Jehovah, the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The mountains melted before the face of the Lord, and Sinai before the face of the Lord the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The mountains flowed away before the face of the Lord, and Sinai, before the face of the Lord God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The mountains streamed, before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The mountains melted from before the LORD, even this Sinai from the presence of the LORD the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the mountains shook before LORD JEHOVAH, and this Sinai from before LORD JEHOVAH, the Holy One of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, Even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi, this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1214" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/5.htm">The Song of Deborah and Barak</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">The mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5140.htm" title="5140: nā·zə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To flow, trickle, drop, distill. A primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling.">quaked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">the One</a> <a href="/hebrew/5514.htm" title="5514: sî·nay (N-proper-fs) -- The mountain where the law was given. Of uncertain derivation; Sinai, mountain of Arabia.">of Sinai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></span><br />the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></span><br />The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a></span><br />The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! / When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a></span><br />He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-7.htm">Psalm 114:7</a></span><br />Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20</a></span><br />Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">mountains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11</a></b></br> And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></b></br> The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-4.htm">Psalm 114:4</a></b></br> The mountains skipped like rams, <i>and</i> the little hills like lambs.</p><p class="hdg">melted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></b></br> And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Exodus 20:18</a></b></br> And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw <i>it</i>, they removed, and stood afar off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11,12</a></b></br> And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/3-27.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/judges/5-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/7-5.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Yon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/9-25.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/judges/5-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/judges/6-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/judges/6-2.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Yon</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">The Song of Deborah and Barak</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The mountains quaked before the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the power and majesty of God, often depicted in the Bible as causing natural phenomena to demonstrate His presence and authority. The quaking of mountains is reminiscent of other biblical events, such as the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>), where the mountain trembled violently. This imagery underscores God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to intervene in the natural world. It also serves as a reminder of His holiness and the reverence due to Him.<p><b>the One of Sinai</b><br>Sinai is a significant location in biblical history, primarily known as the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. This reference to Sinai connects the current event in Judges to the foundational moment of the covenant between God and Israel. It highlights God's continued faithfulness and His role as the covenant-keeping God. The mention of Sinai also serves as a reminder of God's law and His expectations for His people.<p><b>before the LORD, the God of Israel</b><br>This phrase reaffirms the identity of the LORD as the God of Israel, emphasizing His unique relationship with the nation. It reflects the covenantal bond established at Sinai and throughout Israel's history. The repetition of "before the LORD" underscores the idea that all creation is subject to His authority and that His presence demands a response of awe and worship. This acknowledgment of God as the God of Israel also serves as a reminder of His promises and His role as the protector and deliverer of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is depicted as powerful and sovereign, causing the mountains to quake.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Symbolic of stability and strength, yet they tremble before the presence of the LORD, indicating His supreme power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sinai.htm">Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave the Law to Moses, representing God's covenant and His divine revelation to Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/deborah_and_barak.htm">Deborah and Barak</a></b><br>The leaders of Israel during the time of this song, celebrating God's deliverance from their enemies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_israel.htm">The God of Israel</a></b><br>Emphasizing the personal relationship and covenant between God and His chosen people, Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The quaking of the mountains signifies God's unmatched power and authority over creation. Believers are reminded of the awe and reverence due to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_sinai.htm">The Significance of Sinai</a></b><br>Sinai represents God's covenant and His law. It is a reminder of the importance of obedience and the seriousness of God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a></b><br>The reference to "the God of Israel" underscores God's faithfulness to His covenant people. Believers can trust in God's promises and His commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_response_of_creation_to_god.htm">The Response of Creation to God</a></b><br>The natural world responds to God's presence, illustrating that all creation is under His command. This should inspire believers to live in harmony with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_worship_and_remembrance.htm">The Role of Worship and Remembrance</a></b><br>This verse is part of a song of praise, highlighting the importance of worship and remembering God's mighty acts in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_yahweh_an_edomite_or_canaanite_god.htm">Is Yahweh originally an Edomite or Canaanite deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_literal_is_'mountains_skipping'.htm">How literally should we interpret the “mountains skipping” in Psalm 114:4, and what scientific mechanisms could explain this imagery? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_theophany_differ_from_christophany.htm">What distinguishes Theophany from Christophany?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_judges_5_4-5_align_with_geology.htm">Judges 5:4-5: How do descriptions of mountains melting and the earth trembling align with natural phenomena or geological records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Melted.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">flowed away</span>--a powerful poetic image. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/63-19.htm" title="We are yours: you never bore rule over them; they were not called by your name.">Isaiah 63:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/64-3.htm" title="When you did terrible things which we looked not for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.">Isaiah 64:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/97-5.htm" title="The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.">Psalm 97:5</a>--"melted like wax.")<p><span class= "bld">Even that Sinai.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">even this Sinai, </span>as though Deborah actually saw the sacred mountain before her. The boldness of the expression leaves no difficulty in supposing the meaning to be that "even as Sinai was moved" (<a href="/psalms/68-8.htm" title="The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.">Psalm 68:8</a>), so the mountains of Edom seemed to melt away before the march of Jehovah and the banners of Israel.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quaked</span><br /><span class="heb">נָזְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·zə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, trickle, drop, distill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the One</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sinai,</span><br /><span class="heb">סִינַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(sî·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5514.htm">Strong's 5514: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sinai -- the mountain where the law was given</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/5-5.htm">OT History: Judges 5:5 The mountains quaked at the presence (Jd Judg. 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