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(A)The mountains [a]flowed at the presence of Yahweh,
(B)This Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

“In the days of (C)Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of (D)Jael, the paths had ceased,
So travelers [b]went by [c]roundabout paths.
The peasantry ceased; they ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:5 Or trembled
  2. Judges 5:6 Lit walked
  3. Judges 5:6 Lit twisted

The mountains quaked(A) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
    before the Lord, the God of Israel.

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(B)
    in the days of Jael,(C) the highways(D) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.(E)
Villagers in Israel would not fight;
    they held back until I, Deborah,(F) arose,
    until I arose, a mother in Israel.

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