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For the yoke that burdened them,
    the pole on their shoulder,
The rod of their taskmaster,
    you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Day of Midian: when God used the judge Gideon to deliver these northern territories from Midianite oppression (Jgs 6–7).

You have enlarged the nation(A)
    and increased their joy;(B)
they rejoice before you
    as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
    when dividing the plunder.(C)

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25 (A)They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, killing Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb. Then they pursued Midian, but they had the heads of Oreb and Zeeb brought to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

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25 They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb(A). They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb,(B) and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites(C) and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan.(D)

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