Judges 5:20 “From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought agai…”

Judges 5:20

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.

American Standard Version

From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

Geneva Bible 1599

They fought from heauen, euen the starres in their courses fought against Sisera.

Darby Translation

From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.

Young's Literal Translation

From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera.

Bible in Basic English

The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.

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Cross references

“fought”

Joshua 10:11 1 Samuel 7:10 Psalm 77:17 Psalm 77:18

Joshua 10:11 · BSB

As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

1 Samuel 7:10 · BSB

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Isr…

Psalm 77:17 · BSB

The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

Psalm 77:18 · BSB

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

“the stars”

Judges 4:15

Judges 4:15 · BSB

And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

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

In context

19Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

21The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!

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