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Lord, you came from Seir mountains.
    Yes, you marched from the land of Edom.[a]
    As you came, the earth shook.
    Rain poured down from the clouds in the sky.
The mountains shook when you appeared,
    as they shook at Sinai mountain when you showed your power.
    You are the Lord, the God of Israel.
When Anath's son Shamgar ruled the land,
    nobody travelled on the roads.
When Jael ruled, people walked on secret paths,
    because they were afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:4 Seir and Edom were different names for the same country.

“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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