Lord, when you came from Seir,(A)
when you marched from the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,(B)
the skies poured(C) rain,
and the clouds poured water.
The mountains melted before the Lord,
even Sinai,[a] before the Lord, the God of Israel.(D)

In the days of Shamgar(E) son of Anath,
in the days of Jael,(F)
the main roads were deserted
because travelers kept to the side roads.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Or Lord, this one 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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