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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a 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 />&#8220When you, LORD, went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“LORD, when you set out from Seir and marched across the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the cloudy skies poured down rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“ LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, The clouds also dripped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“LORD, when Thou didst go out from Seir, When Thou didst march from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Even the clouds dripped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“LORD, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped, Yes, the clouds dripped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, when you came from Seir, when you marched from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, the skies poured rain, and the clouds poured water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, when You came from Seir, when You marched from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured rain, and the clouds poured water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD, God of Israel, when you came from Seir, where the Edomites live, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />LORD, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the country of Edom, the earth quaked, the sky poured, the clouds burst,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, when you left the mountains of Seir, when you came out of the region of Edom, the earth shook, and rain fell from the sky. Yes, water poured down from the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, when you left Seir, when you marched out from the grain field of Edom, the earth quaked and the heavens poured out rain; indeed, the clouds poured out water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, when you departed from Seir, when you marched from Edom's plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"LORD, when you went forth out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH, in Your going forth out of Seir, "" In Your stepping out of the field of Edom, "" The earth trembled and the heavens dropped, "" And thick clouds dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah, in thy going forth from Seir, In thy ascending from the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Also the clouds dropped water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, when you departed from Seir, and you crossed through the regions of Edom, the earth and the heavens were moved, and the clouds rained down water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the plains of Edom, The earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured rain, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured, the clouds indeed poured water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst in the fields of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, in your going out from Seir when you walked among the fields of Adum, the Earth shook, also the Heavens dropped and the clouds sprinkled waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />LORD, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, When Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, in thy going forth on Seir, when thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom, the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews, and the clouds dropped water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/5-4.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=1202" 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">3</span>Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><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.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">when You went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: miś·śê·‘îr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.">from Seir,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6805.htm" title="6805: bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To step, march. A primitive root; to pace, i.e. Step regularly; to mount; to march; to hurl.">when You marched</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: miś·śə·ḏêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: rā·‘ā·šāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">trembled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: nā·ṭā·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">poured out rain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: ‘ā·ḇîm (N-cp) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5197.htm" title="5197: nā·ṭə·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ooze, i.e. Distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.">poured down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.…<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/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7-8</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah / 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="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3-6</a></span><br />God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. / His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. / Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-18</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. / Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. / 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="/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="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-18</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<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="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-5</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / 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="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7-9</a></span><br />Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. / Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. / He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-3</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-7</a></span><br />The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-13</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27-30</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. / Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. / Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-34</a></span><br />After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Hebrews 12:18-21</a></span><br />For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; / to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. / For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.</p><p class="hdg">Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></b></br> And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand <i>went</i> a fiery law for them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7,8</a></b></br> O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3-6</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-6.htm">Job 9:6</a></b></br> Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7-15</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth… </p><p class="hdg">dropped</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Psalm 77:17</a></b></br> The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Army</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Dripped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">March</a> <a href="/judges/2-15.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/joshua/7-23.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">Region</a> <a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/acts/23-19.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Wentest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Dripped</a> <a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/11-17.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/judges/5-21.htm">March</a> <a href="/judges/5-13.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/judges/5-5.htm">Quaked</a> <a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Region</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/judges/5-5.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-5.htm">Shook</a> <a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Wentest</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>O LORD, when You went out from Seir</b><br>This phrase refers to the divine intervention of God in the history of Israel. Seir is a mountainous region associated with Edom, located southeast of the Dead Sea. Biblically, Seir is often mentioned in connection with God's powerful acts (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a>). The imagery of God "going out" suggests a theophany, where God manifests His presence in a tangible way. This recalls the Exodus narrative, where God led the Israelites out of Egypt with signs and wonders. The mention of Seir emphasizes God's sovereignty over all lands, not just Israel.<p><b>when You marched from the land of Edom</b><br>Edom, the land of Esau's descendants, is often depicted as a place of opposition to Israel (<a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a>). However, here it serves as a backdrop for God's majestic procession. The term "marched" conveys a military connotation, suggesting God as a divine warrior leading His people to victory. This imagery is consistent with other Old Testament passages where God is portrayed as a warrior (<a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3</a>). The historical context may allude to God's past deliverances, reinforcing His role as protector and deliverer of Israel.<p><b>the earth trembled</b><br>The trembling earth signifies God's overwhelming power and presence. This is a common biblical motif indicating divine intervention (<a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a>, <a href="/isaiah/64.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a>). Such natural phenomena often accompany God's appearances, underscoring His authority over creation. The trembling earth can also symbolize the fear and awe that God's presence instills in both His enemies and His people.<p><b>the heavens poured out rain</b><br>Rain in the Bible is often a sign of God's blessing and provision (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a>). However, in this context, it may also represent God's judgment against His enemies, as seen in the story of Sisera's defeat in <a href="/judges/4.htm">Judges 4</a>, where a storm contributed to Israel's victory. The heavens pouring rain can be seen as a divine response to the cries of His people, demonstrating His control over the elements to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>and the clouds poured down water</b><br>This phrase reinforces the previous one, emphasizing the abundance and intensity of the rain. In biblical symbolism, water can represent both life and judgment. The clouds pouring water may also allude to the covenantal promises of God, who uses creation to accomplish His will. This imagery connects to other scriptural instances where God uses weather to intervene on behalf of His people (<a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">1 Samuel 7:10</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Psalm 18:12-14</a>). Theologically, it points to God's faithfulness and His active role in the history of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as a divine warrior leading His people. The name "Yahweh" emphasizes His covenant relationship with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/seir.htm">Seir</a></b><br>A mountainous region associated with Edom, often representing the territory of Esau's descendants. It signifies a place from which God’s presence is powerfully manifested.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. It is geographically and historically significant as a neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_trembled.htm">The Earth Trembled</a></b><br>This phrase indicates a theophany, a visible manifestation of God’s presence, often accompanied by natural phenomena.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens_poured.htm">The Heavens Poured</a></b><br>Symbolic of divine intervention, where God’s power is demonstrated through nature, such as rain or storms.<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>Recognize that God’s presence is powerful and transformative, affecting both the spiritual and physical realms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention_in_history.htm">Divine Intervention in History</a></b><br>Understand that God actively intervenes in human history, often using natural events to accomplish His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflect on God’s faithfulness to His covenant people, as He leads and protects them against their enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>Cultivate a reverent fear of God, acknowledging His might and authority over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God’s Deliverance</a></b><br>Trust that God will deliver His people in times of trouble, just as He did for Israel.<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/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><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/evidence_of_an_earthquake_in_david's_reign.htm">(2 Samuel 22:8) Is there any historical or archaeological evidence of an actual earthquake during David’s reign, or is this purely poetic imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_stars_'fight'_scientifically.htm">Judges 5:20: How can we reconcile the statement that “the stars fought” with scientific understanding of celestial bodies? </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>(4) <span class= "bld">Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir.</span>--See <a href="/context/psalms/68-7.htm" title="O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; Selah:">Psalm 68:7-9</a>; <a href="/context/habakkuk/3-3.htm" title="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.">Habakkuk 3:3-12</a>. The majority of commentators, both ancient and modern, suppose that the reference is to the promulgation of the law on Sinai, as described in <a href="/context/exodus/19-16.htm" title="And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.">Exodus 19:16-18</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm" title="Yes, he loved the people; all his saints are in your hand: and they sat down at your feet; every one shall receive of your words.">Deuteronomy 33:3</a>. But the mention of Seir and Edom seems to show that this is not the case, and, indeed, the imagery is different, and the context requires a more pertinent allusion. It the thunders and lightnings of the fiery law are alluded to, we can only suppose that a contrast is intended between the glory which Israel derived from that revelation and their recent abject condition; but the train of thought is clearer if we explain the allusion of the march of Israel from Kadesh Barnea to their first great conquest on the east of the Jordan. This march seems to have been signalised, and the battles of Israel aided, by the same majestic natural phenomena as those which had helped them to defeat Sisera, as though Jehovah Himself were the leader of their vanguard. Though the earthquakes and rains which made so deep an impression upon them are not recorded in the Pentateuch, the memory of the circumstances is preserved in these three passages.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4, 5.</span> - The recent victory recalled the glories of those days when God brought up Israel from Egypt into Canaan. She specifies the march from Seir or Her, and the day when Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, and the whole mount quaked greatly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/5-4.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">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</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">when You went out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵאתְךָ֤</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Seir,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֵּׂעִיר֙</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śê·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm">Strong's 8165: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when You marched</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6805.htm">Strong's 6805: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pace, step regularly, to mount, to march, to hurl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śə·ḏêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Edom,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱד֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> </span><span class="str2">The name of a condiment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trembled,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֔שָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To undulate, through fear, to spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poured [out rain],</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָ֑פוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭā·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> </span><span class="str2">An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poured down</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥טְפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5197.htm">Strong's 5197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">OT History: Judges 5:4 Yahweh when you went forth out (Jd Judg. 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