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Lord, when you went out from Seir,
    when you marched out of the fields in Edom,
the earth trembled, and the heavens poured,
    the clouds poured down water.[a]
The mountains quaked before the Lord,
    he who was on Sinai,
    before the Lord, the God of Israel.
In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,
    in the days of Jael,
the highways were deserted,
    travelers took winding paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:4 The point of the imagery is that God came to the aid of his people with extraordinary assistance; his “coming” is concretized by mentioning areas of southern Palestine.

“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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