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11 Listen! The noisy crowds around the wells
    are telling of the Lord's victories,
    the victories of Israel's people!

Then the Lord's people marched down from their cities.[a]
12 Lead on, Deborah, lead on!
    Lead on! Sing a song! Lead on!
Forward, Barak son of Abinoam,
    lead your captives away!
13 Then the faithful ones came down to their leaders;
    the Lord's people came to him[b] ready to fight.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:11 from their cities; or to their gates.
  2. Judges 5:13 One ancient translation him; Hebrew me.

11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.

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