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Lord, when you went out from Seir,
when you marched through the countryside of Edom,
    the earth shook, the skies poured,
    yes, the dark clouds poured water.
The mountains melted[a] before the Lord—this one of Sinai[b]
before the Lord, the God of Israel.

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the main roads were deserted,
and travelers kept to pathways and winding roads.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:5 Or quaked
  2. Judges 5:5 It is uncertain whether the words this one of Sinai refer to the mountain of Sinai or the God of Sinai.

“When you, Lord, went out(A) from Seir,(B)
    when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,(C) the heavens poured,
    the clouds poured down water.(D)
The mountains quaked(E) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
    before the Lord, the God of Israel.

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(F)
    in the days of Jael,(G) the highways(H) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.(I)

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