Judges 5:2-4

International Standard Version

²“When hair grows long^[a] in Israel,^[b]
    when the people give themselves willingly,
        bless the Lord!
³Listen, you kings!
    Turn your ears to me, you rulers!
As for me, to the Lord I will sing!
    I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

⁴Lord, when you left Seir,
    when you marched out
        from the grain field of Edom,
the earth quaked
    and the heavens poured out rain;^[c]
        indeed, the clouds poured out water.

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Footnotes

Judges 5:2 I.e. in keeping with having made a Nazirite vow
Judges 5:2 Or When leaders carry out vengeance in Israel
Judges 5:4 The Heb. lacks rain

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)