Parallel Verses
World English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
New American Standard Bible
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
King James Version
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Holman Bible
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
International Standard Version
New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
A Conservative Version
They chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
American Standard Version
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
Amplified
“They chose new gods;
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen
Among forty thousand in Israel?
Bible in Basic English
They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Darby Translation
When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Julia Smith Translation
He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel
King James 2000
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Lexham Expanded Bible
God chose new [leaders], then war [was at the] gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Modern King James verseion
They chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"God chose new fashions of war, for when they had war at their gates: there was not seen, among forty thousand, either shield or spear in Israel.
NET Bible
God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.
New Heart English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
The Emphasized Bible
They chose gods that were new, Then, - war at the gates! Was there, a shield, to be seen? or a spear? among forty thousand in Israel?
Webster
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Youngs Literal Translation
He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
Themes
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak
Spears » The israelites » Ill provided with, in the times of deborah and saul
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:8
Prayers for Judges 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
7 The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:16-17
They moved him to jealousy with strange [gods]. They provoked him to anger with abominations.
Judges 2:12
and they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them: and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
Judges 2:17
Yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Yahweh; [but] they didn't do so.
Judges 4:3
The children of Israel cried to Yahweh: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 13:19-22
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears;"