World English Bible
Judges 5:8
“They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
Verse in context — Judges 5
6
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.
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!
10
Tell [of it], you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
About Judges
A cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance in Israel’s early history.
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