KJV King James Version
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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Judges 5:4
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
WEB World English Bible
“Yahweh, when you went forth out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah, in Thy going forth out of Seir, In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom, Earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Also thick clouds dropped water.
Surrounding context — Judges 5
1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 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.
4 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.
5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, [even] that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
7 [The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
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יְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּצֵאתְךָ֤H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִשֵּׂעִיר֙H8165 · se.irSeirבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙H6805 · tsa.adto marchמִשְּׂדֵ֣הH7704 · sa.daySirionאֱד֔וֹםH123 · e.domEdomאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetרָעָ֔שָׁהH7493 · ra.ashto shakeגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoשָׁמַ֖יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenנָטָ֑פוּH5197 · na.taphto drip/prophesyגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoעָבִ֖יםH5645 · avcloudנָ֥טְפוּH5197 · na.taphto drip/prophesyמָֽיִם׃H4325 · ma.yimwater
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 33:2And 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.Psalm 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.Psalm 68:7-8O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.Psalm 18:7-15Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.Job 9:6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.Habakkuk 3:3-6God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
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