Judges 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.”

Judges 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.”

Judges 5:21 — World English Bible

Judges 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength. ”

Judges 5:21 — American Standard Version

Judges 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient--the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!”

Judges 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength! ”

Judges 5:21 — Darby Translation

Judges 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Riuer Kishon swepe them away, that ancient riuer the riuer Kishon. O my soule, thou hast marched valiantly.”

Judges 5:21 — Geneva Bible

Judges 5:21 in Context — Judges 5

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.

20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

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.

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What Does Judges 5:21 Mean?

Judges 5:21 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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