Judges 5:31
in Judges 5So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
KJV
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
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This verse in Judges 5
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A most striking conclusion, in which the spiritual truth, which the whole narrative is intended to convey, comes out. The enemies of the Lord will perish like the host of Sisera, and all their hopes will end, like those of Sisera’s mother, in bitter disappointment and shame; but all that love our Lord Jesus Christ shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Compare Mat 13:43; Dan 12:3.
This site's exposition
So may all Your enemies perish
The closing prayer asks that "those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest". Matthew 13:43 takes this up of the righteous shining in their Father's kingdom. Then "the land had rest for forty years", the formula's third use in the book, after 3:11 and 3:30.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
So let - That is, so suddenly, so surely, so effectual and irrecoverably. Deborah was a prophetess and this prayer was a prediction, that in due time all God's enemies shall perish.
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord!....
God is praised by a song, which is, 1. A very natural expression of rejoicing. Let him sing; and holy joy is the very soul and root of praise and thanksgiving.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֵּ֠ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| יֹאבְד֤וּ | yoedu | may they perish | H6 → | |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʾoyveikha | enemies your | H341 → | 282 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו | veohavav | and [those who] love him | H157 → | 211 times |
| כְּצֵ֥את | ketzet | [be] as [the] going out of | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ | hashemesh | the sun | H8121 → | 134 times |
| בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ | bigvurato | in strength its | H1369 → | |
| וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט | vatishkot | and it was at peace | H8252 → | 41 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ʾarbaim | forty | H705 → | 136 times |
| שָׁנָֽה׃ פ | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
כֵּ֠ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
יֹאבְד֤וּmay they perish
yoeduH6 →
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙enemies your
ʾoyveikhaH341 →282 times
יְהוָ֔הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוand [those who] love him
veohavavH157 →211 times
כְּצֵ֥את[be] as [the] going out of
ketzetH3318 →1067 times
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁthe sun
hashemeshH8121 →134 times
בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹin strength its
bigvuratoH1369 →
וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טand it was at peace
vatishkotH8252 →41 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אַרְבָּעִ֥יםforty
ʾarbaimH705 →136 times
שָׁנָֽה׃ פyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
- James 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Peter 5:10
Through
1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
it leads to
- John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- John 20:29
Through
Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
it leads to
- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
- Isaiah 54:17
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About Judges
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.