Judges 5:31

“So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.”

"So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years." - Judges 5:31
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What does Judges 5:31 mean?

The book of Judges in the Bible recounts the tumultuous period in Israel's history between the time of Joshua's leadership and the establishment of the monarchy under King Saul and King David. In this book, the people of Israel repeatedly fall into sin and idolatry, prompting…

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The Radiance of His Love: Reflections on Judges 5:31

The book of Judges presents us with a cyclical narrative of the people of Israel, a cycle of sin, servitude, supplication, and salvation. In Judges 5:31, Deborah and Barak sing a victorious song after their triumph over Sisera, declaring, "So let all thine enemies perish, O…

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A Prayer for Divine Victory and Rest

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude, acknowledging Your supreme power and the might of Your hand in every situation. In this moment of prayer, I reflect upon Judges 5:31, which declares, "So let all thine enemies…

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Judges 5:31 - "So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years."
Judges 3:31
Judges 2:31
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
Deuteronomy 32:31 - "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."
Judges 8:31 - "And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech."
Judges 5:7
"Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted." - Proverbs 31:5
"For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges." - Job 31:11
Judges 18:31 - "And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh."
"For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged." - 1 Corinthians 11:31
Proverbs 31:9 - "Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."
Judges 10:5 - "And Jair died, and was buried in Camon."
Judges 3:31 - "¶ And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel."
Judges 5:5 - "The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel."
Job 31:28 - "This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above."
Judges 9:31 - "And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee."
Judges 1:31 - "¶ Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:"
Judges 5:1 - "Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,"
Judges 2:5 - "And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD."
"For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges." - Deuteronomy 32:31
Judges 16:31 - "Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years."
Judges 5:20 - "They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera."
Judges 5:22 - "Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones."
Genesis 31:53 - "The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac."
John 5:31 - "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true."
"And Jair died, and was buried in Camon." - Judges 10:5
Judges 5:29 - "Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,"