KJV King James Version
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
WEB World English Bible
‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’
ASV American Standard Version
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Rise, Barak, and take captive thy captivity, Son of Abinoam.
Surrounding context — Judges 5
9 My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
11 [They that are delivered] from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward the inhabitants] of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great thoughts of heart.
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עוּרִ֤יH5782 · urto rouseעוּרִי֙H5782 · urto rouseדְּבוֹרָ֔הH1683 · de.bo.rahDeborahע֥וּרִיH5782 · urto rouseע֖וּרִיH5782 · urto rouseדַּבְּרִי־H1696 · da.varto speak: speakשִׁ֑ירH7892 · shirsongק֥וּםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiבָּרָ֛קH1301 · ba.raqBarakוּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הH7617 · sha.vahto take captiveשֶׁבְיְךָ֖H7628 · she.vicaptivityבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֲבִינֹֽעַם׃H42 · a.vi.no.amAbinoam
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.Psalm 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them].Psalm 57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.2 Timothy 2:26And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.Jeremiah 31:26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Isaiah 14:2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.Psalm 103:1-2[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.Psalm 108:2Awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early.Isaiah 49:24-26Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.Isaiah 52:1-2Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?
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