Judges 5:12-23
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12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
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13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
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14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
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15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
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16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
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17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
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18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
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19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
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20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
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21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
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22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
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23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.