E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 5:21
rive r = torrent. Kishon. Rising in Mount Tabor and running into the Mediterranean near Mount Carmel. swept. Swollen by the heavy rains (Judges 5:4 ). soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 5:20
Judges 5:20. They fought from heaven— This would be rendered more properly, the stars fought from heaven: they fought from their orbits [their paths or courses] against Sisera. See on ch. Judges 4:14-15. It is no unusual thing for the sacred writers to speak of inanimate things as engaged in war against the enemies of Jehovah. See Habakkuk 3:11. Concerning the river Kishon, mentioned in the next verse, we refer to the note on chap. Judges 4:6. Some have supposed, that by the stars here are... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 5:20
20. the stars in their courses fought—A fearful tempest burst upon them and threw them into disorder. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 5:21
21. the river of Kishon swept them away—The enemy was defeated near "the waters of Megiddo"—the sources and side streams of the Kishon: they that fled had to cross the deep and marshy bed of the torrent, but the Lord had sent a heavy rain—the waters suddenly rose—the warriors fell into the quicksands, and sinking deep into them, were drowned or washed into the sea [VAN DE VELDE]. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 5:1-31
2. Deborah’s song of victory ch. 5One writer called this song "the finest masterpiece of Hebrew poetry" that "deserves a place among the best songs of victory ever written." [Note: Robert H. Pfeiffer, Introduction to the Old Testament, p. 326.] It is the equivalent of a victory celebration when the troops come home (cf. Exodus 15; Psalms 68)."Observe that each of the three major sections centers around a basic contrast: in Judges 5:2-11 c, the explosive God and humiliated people; in Judges 5:11... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 5:19-22
God’s defeat of the Canaanites 5:19-22The great victory was due to God’s supernatural intervention for Israel. He increased the effectiveness of the Israelite soldiers. The kings in Judges 5:19 are probably all Canaanite kings, as the NIV translation suggests. Taanach stood near Megiddo, which may have been in ruins at this time. [Note: W. F. Albright, The Archaeology of Palestine, p. 117.] The stars (Judges 5:20) symbolize the forces of heaven that were more specifically the rains God sent.... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 5:1-31
Deborah’s Triumph SongThis song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very possibly (though see Judges 5:12) the prophetess herself. The lyric outburst is one of the finest in any language; its style (though many of the words are now very obscure) is typical of the best Hebrew poetry. Its independence of Judges 4 may be inferred from the variations it exhibits. Sisera is represented as king: the majority of the tribes,... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 5:20
(20) They fought from heaven.—The “they” is impersonal—the powers above. (Comp. Luke 12:20, Greek, and for the fact, Judges 4:22.)The stars in their courses.—This is probably a general reference to the providential storms which had secured the victory to Israel. To understand the “stars” as meaning “angels” is a mistaken inference from Job 38:7. There is a striking parallel in Claudian’s poem on the Consulship of Honorius:—“Oh nimium dilecte Deo, cui militat aetherEt conjurati veniunt ad... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 5:21
(21) The river of Kishon.—Judges 4:7; Psalms 83:9. Either from this massacre, or that of the Baal priests of Elijah, the Kishon is now called the Nahr Mukatta, or “river of slaughter” (1 Kings 18:40).That ancient river.—The Vulgate renders this, “the torrent Kedumim,” and the LXX. (Cod. Vat.), “the river of the ancients” (comp. Deuteronomy 33:15). The Chaldee paraphrases it, “the torrent on whose banks illustrious deeds have been done from the ancient times of Israel.” As the Plain of Jezreel... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 5:20
fought. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. App-6 . Compare Joshua 10:11 . read more