Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.
New American Standard Bible
The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
King James Version
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
Holman Bible
the ancient river, the river Kishon.
March on, my soul, in strength!
International Standard Version
The current of the Kishon River swept them downstream, that ancient current, the Kishon's current! March on strongly, my soul!
American Standard Version
The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.
Amplified
“The torrent Kishon swept the enemy away,
The ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
O my soul, march on with strength.
Bible in Basic English
The river Kishon took them violently away, stopping their flight, the river Kishon. Give praise, O my soul, to the strength of the Lord!
Darby Translation
The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
Julia Smith Translation
The torrent Kishon snatched them away The torrent of ancient days, the torrent of Kishon. Thou wilt tread down strength, O my soul.
King James 2000
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, you have trodden down strength.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wadi torrent of Kishon swept them away, the raging wadi torrent, the wadi torrent of Kishon. March on, my soul, [with] strength!
Modern King James verseion
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, you trampled in strength.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The river of Kishon caught them away: that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, tread thou the mighty underfoot.
NET Bible
The Kishon River carried them off; the river confronted them -- the Kishon River. Step on the necks of the strong!
New Heart English Bible
The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.
The Emphasized Bible
The torrent of Kishon, swept them away, the torrent of olden times, the torrent of Kishon! Let my soul march along, with victorious strength!
Webster
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
World English Bible
The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.
Youngs Literal Translation
The brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient -- the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!
Themes
Kishon » Sisera defeated at, and his army destroyed in
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Kishon
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
20 From heaven the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. 21 The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength. 22 Then the horse hoofs stamped by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.
Names
Cross References
Judges 4:7
And I will draw Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, to thee, to the river Kishon, with his chariots and his multitude, and I will deliver him into thy hand.
Psalm 44:5
Through thee we will push down our adversaries. Through thy name we will tread them under who rise up against us.
Genesis 49:18
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Judges 4:13
And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.
1 Kings 18:40
and Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them, and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
Psalm 83:9-10
Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,
Isaiah 25:10
For the hand of LORD will rest on this mountain. And Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill.
Micah 7:10
Then my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is LORD thy God? My eyes shall see [my desire] upon her. Now she shall be trodden down as the mire of the streets.