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23 “‘Meroz is cursed!’ declared the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Utterly and totally cursed are its inhabitants,
because they never came to the aid of the Lord,
    to the aid of the Lord against the valiant warriors!’”

24 “Blessed above all women is Jael,
    wife of Heber the Kenite;
        most blessed is she among women who live in tents!
25 Sisera[a] asked for water—
    she gave him milk.
        In a magnificent bowl she brought him yogurt![b]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:25 Lit. He
  2. Judges 5:25 I.e. a processed milk product

23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
    to help the Lord against the mighty.’

24 “Most blessed of women(A) be Jael,(B)
    the wife of Heber the Kenite,(C)
    most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk;(D)
    in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.

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