29 Her wise ladies answered her, Yea. [a]She answered herself with her own words,

30 Have they not gotten, and they divide the spoil? every man hath a maid or two. Sisera hath a prey of diverse colored garments, a prey of sundry colors made of needle work: of diverse colors of needle work on both sides, [b]for the chief of the spoil.

31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but they that love him, shall be as the [c]Sun when he riseth in his might, and the land had rest forty years.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:29 That is, she comforted herself.
  2. Judges 5:30 Because he was chief of the army.
  3. Judges 5:31 Shall grow daily more and more in God’s favor.

29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
    indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(A)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(B) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?(C)

31 “So may all your enemies perish,(D) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun(E)
    when it rises in its strength.”(F)

Then the land had peace(G) forty years.

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