Judges 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — World English Bible

Judges 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — American Standard Version

Judges 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Villages ceased in Israel--they ceased, Till that I arose--Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — Darby Translation

Judges 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The townes were not inhabited: they decayed, I say, in Israel, vntill I Deborah came vp, which rose vp a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7 — Geneva Bible

Judges 5:7 in Context — Judges 5

5 The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.

6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.

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What Does Judges 5:7 Mean?

Judges 5:7 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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