Judges 5:12 “‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, a…”

Judges 5:12

‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

World English Bible

‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’

American Standard Version

Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

Geneva Bible 1599

Vp Deborah, vp, arise, and sing a song: arise Barak, and leade thy captiuitie captiue, thou sonne of Abinoam.

Darby Translation

Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!

Young's Literal Translation

Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Rise, Barak, and take captive thy captivity, Son of Abinoam.

Bible in Basic English

Awake! awake! Deborah: awake! awake! give a song: Up! Barak, and take prisoner those who took you prisoner, O son of Abinoam.

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Cross references

“awake, Deborah”

Psalm 57:8 Ephesians 5:14 Psalm 108:2 Isaiah 60:1 Jeremiah 31:26 1 Corinthians 15:34

Psalm 57:8 · BSB

Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Ephesians 5:14 · BSB

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Psalm 108:2 · BSB

Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Isaiah 60:1 · BSB

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Jeremiah 31:26 · BSB

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

1 Corinthians 15:34 · BSB

Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

“lead”

Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18 2 Timothy 2:26 Isaiah 14:2 Isaiah 33:1 Isaiah 49:24–26

Ephesians 4:8 · BSB

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Psalm 68:18 · BSB

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

2 Timothy 2:26 · BSB

Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

Isaiah 14:2 · BSB

The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over th…

Isaiah 33:1 · BSB

Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

Isaiah 49:24–26 · BSB

Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

13Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.

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