Judges 5:2-4

English Standard Version Anglicised

²“That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
    that ^(A)the people offered themselves willingly,
    bless the Lord!
³“Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
    to the Lord I will sing;
    I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
⁴“Lord, ^(B)when you went out from Seir,
    when you marched from the region of Edom,
^(C)the earth trembled
    and the heavens dropped,
    yes, the clouds dropped water.

Read full chapter

Judges 5:2-4

New International Version

²“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer^(A) themselves—
praise the Lord!^(B)

³“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to^[a] the Lord;^(C)
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.^(D)

⁴“When you, Lord, went out^(E) from Seir,^(F)
when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,^(G) the heavens poured,
the clouds poured down water.^(H)