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Judges 5:2–4

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Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
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From verse 2

  1. Judges 5:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.

  2. 2 Chronicles 17:16Rank 2 from verse 2
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    16And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.

  3. Psalms 110:3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  4. Philippians 2:13Rank 4 from verse 2
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    13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

  5. 1 Corinthians 9:17Rank 5 from verse 2
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    17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 138:4–5Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

    5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

  2. Ezra 7:21Rank 2 from verse 3
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    21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

  3. Psalms 119:46Rank 3 from verse 3
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    46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

  4. Psalms 2:10–12Rank 4 from verse 3
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    10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

    12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  5. Psalms 49:1–2Rank 5 from verse 3
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    1HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

    2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

From verse 4

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2Rank 1 from verse 4
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    2And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

  2. Psalms 68:7–8Rank 2 from verse 4
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    7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

    8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

  3. Psalms 77:17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

  4. Psalms 18:7–15Rank 4 from verse 4
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    7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

    8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

    9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

    10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

    11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

    12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

    13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

    14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

    15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

  5. 2 Samuel 22:8Rank 5 from verse 4
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    8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

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DEFINED WORDS

Judges 5:2

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

avenging

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of avenge, meaning to vindicate a wrong by bringing just recompense or punishment upon the offender.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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willingly

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By one's own choice or consent; not by constraint.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

offered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Judges 5:3

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Judges 5:4

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

clouds

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Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1THEN sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

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3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

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4Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

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

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