Judges 4:17
But Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Judges 5:6
“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted,
And travelers went by roundabout ways.
Judges 5:24
“Most blessed of women is Jael,
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
Job 12:19-21
“He makes priests walk barefoot,
And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.
Job 18:7-12
“The vigorous stride will be shortened,
And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
Job 40:11-12
“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Psalm 69:22
May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
Psalm 107:40
He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Isaiah 57:21
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
Amos 5:19-20
It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Jael
General references
Bible References
Fled
“He makes priests walk barefoot,
And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.
“The vigorous stride will be shortened,
And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
He pours contempt on princes
And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
A man’s pride and sense of self-importance will bring him down,
But he who has a humble spirit will obtain honor.
It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.
Jael
“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted,
And travelers went by roundabout ways.
General references
“Most blessed of women is Jael,
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Most blessed is she of women in the tent.