Judges 5:2-4

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²“The men of Israel prepared for battle.^[a]
They volunteered to go to war.
Praise the Lord!

³“Listen, kings.
    Pay attention, rulers.
I will sing.
    I myself will sing to the Lord.
I will make music to the Lord,
    to the God of the Israelites.

⁴“Lord, in the past you came from Seir.^[b]
    You marched from the land of Edom.
You marched and the earth shook.
    The skies rained.
    The clouds dropped water.

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Footnotes

Judges 5:2 The men … battle This might also mean “When leaders led in Israel” or “When men wore long hair in Israel.” Soldiers often dedicated their hair as a special gift to God.
Judges 5:4 Seir Another name for the land of Edom.