Judges 5:20 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 5:20

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

KJV

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They fought from heaven - The angels of God came to the assistance of Israel: and the stars in their orbits fought against Sisera; probably some thunder storm, or great inundation from the river Kishon, took place at that time, which in poetic language was attributed to the stars.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Chaldee reads it, from heaven, from the place where the stars go forth, war was waged against Sisera, that is, the power of the God of heaven was engaged against him, making use of the ministration of the angels of heaven.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
שָׁמַ֖יִם	sha.Ma.yim	heaven	H8064 →
נִלְחָ֑מוּ	nil.Cha.mu	they fought	H3898 →
הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙	ha.ko.kha.Vim	the stars	H3556 →
מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם	mi.me.si.lo.Tam	from highways their	H4546 →
נִלְחֲמ֖וּ	nil.cha.Mu	they fought	H3898 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
סִיסְרָֽא׃	si.se.Ra'	Sisera	H5516 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Judges 4:15
And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
leads to
- Joshua 10:10
  And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 83:9–10
  Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Through
Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by…
leads to
- Isaiah 28:2
  Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
- Psalms 18:12–14
  From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Exodus 9:22–26
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the…
Through
1 Samuel 7:10
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:10
  Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt…
- 1 Samuel 12:17
  Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the…
- 2 Samuel 22:14–15
  The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Judges