Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “So may all your enemies perish, LORD! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years. New Living Translation “LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera! But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” Then there was peace in the land for forty years. English Standard Version “So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years. Berean Standard Bible So 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So the land had rest for forty years. New American Standard Bible “May all Your enemies perish in this way, LORD; But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was at rest for forty years. NASB 1995 “Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was undisturbed for forty years. NASB 1977 “Thus let all Thine enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” Legacy Standard Bible Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Yahweh; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was quiet for forty years. Amplified Bible “So let all Your enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was at rest for forty years. Christian Standard Bible LORD, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did. But may those who love him be like the rising of the sun in its strength. And the land had peace for forty years. Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did. But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its strength. And the land was peaceful 40 years. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Our LORD, we pray that all your enemies will die like Sisera. But let everyone who loves you shine brightly like the sun at dawn. There was peace in Israel for about 40 years. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation May all your enemies die like that, O LORD. But may those who love the LORD be like the sun when it rises in all its brightness. So the land had peace for 40 years. Good News Translation So may all your enemies die like that, O LORD, but may your friends shine like the rising sun! And there was peace in the land for forty years. International Standard Version "May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD! But may those who love him be like the ascending sun in its strength!" Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years. Majority Standard Bible So 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. NET Bible May all your enemies perish like this, O LORD! But may those who love you shine like the rising sun at its brightest!" And the land had rest for forty years. New Heart English Bible So let all your enemies perish, LORD, but let those who love you be as the sun when it rises forth in its strength." And the land had rest forty years. Webster's Bible Translation So let all thy 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. World English Bible “So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSo do all Your enemies perish, O YHWH, "" And those loving Him [are] "" As the going out of the sun in its might!” And the land rests [for] forty years. Young's Literal Translation So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him are As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years. Smith's Literal Translation So shall all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: And those loving him, as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land will rest forty years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo let all thy enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love thee shine, as the sun shineth in his rising. And the land rested for forty years. Catholic Public Domain Version O Lord, so may all your enemies perish! But may those who love you shine with splendor, as the sun shines at its rising.” New American Bible So perish all your enemies, O LORD! But may those who love you be like the sun rising in its might! And the land was at rest for forty years. New Revised Standard Version “So perish all your enemies, O LORD! But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might.” And the land had rest forty years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo let all thine enemies perish, O LORD; but let them that love thee be like the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest for forty years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Thus all your enemies shall be destroyed LORD JEHOVAH, and your lovers are as the sun coming forth in its power!” And the land was quiet forty years OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So perish all Thine enemies, O LORD; But they that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength. And the land had rest forty years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of Deborah and Barak…30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’ 31So 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. Cross References Psalm 68:1-3 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. / As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. / But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy. Psalm 83:9-18 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, / who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. / Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, ... Psalm 92:7-9 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. / But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! / For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. Psalm 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah! Isaiah 66:14 When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies. Isaiah 66:24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. Proverbs 11:10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Proverbs 24:17-18 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, / or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him. Malachi 4:1-3 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” / “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. / Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts. 2 Samuel 23:4 is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’ 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ... Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. Revelation 19:1-2 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Treasury of Scripture So let all your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goes forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. so let Psalm 48:4,5 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together… Psalm 58:10,11 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… Psalm 68:1-3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him… them that Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Psalm 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. the sun 2 Samuel 23:4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Psalm 19:4,5 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, … Psalm 37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. And the land. Judges 3:11,30 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died… Jump to Previous Destruction Enemies Haters Love Peace Perish Rest Resteth Rises Rising Strength Sun UndisturbedJump to Next Destruction Enemies Haters Love Peace Perish Rest Resteth Rises Rising Strength Sun UndisturbedJudges 5 1. The Song of Deborah and BarakSo may all your enemies perish, O LORD This phrase is a powerful invocation for divine justice. The Hebrew word for "perish" is "אָבַד" (avad), which conveys a sense of complete destruction or vanishing. In the context of ancient Israel, this reflects a plea for God to intervene against those who oppose His will and His people. Historically, the Israelites often faced threats from surrounding nations, and this cry for the downfall of enemies underscores a reliance on God's sovereignty and justice. It is a reminder that ultimate victory belongs to the Lord, and His enemies will not prevail. but may those who love Him be like the sun when it rises in its brightness And the land had rest for forty years But let them that love him.--This is probably the right reading, though it was early altered into "they that love thee." As the sun when he goeth forth in his might.--For the metaphor, comp. Psalm 19:4-5; Psalm 68:1-3; Daniel 12:3; Matthew 13:43. . . . Verse 31. - A fine application of the whole subject! Each such victory was a foretaste of the final victory over sin and death, and of the glory of the redeemed Church.
Hebrew Soכֵּ֠ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus may all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your enemies אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary perish, יֹאבְד֤וּ (yō·ḇə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish O LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel But may those who love You וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו (wə·’ō·hă·ḇāw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f shine like כְּצֵ֥את (kə·ṣêṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the sun הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement at its brightest. בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ (biḡ·ḇu·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1369: Force, valor, victory And the land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land had rest וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט (wat·tiš·qōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed for forty אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty years. שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year Links Judges 5:31 NIVJudges 5:31 NLT Judges 5:31 ESV Judges 5:31 NASB Judges 5:31 KJV Judges 5:31 BibleApps.com Judges 5:31 Biblia Paralela Judges 5:31 Chinese Bible Judges 5:31 French Bible Judges 5:31 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 5:31 So let all your enemies perish Yahweh (Jd Judg. Jdg) |
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