Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Rural populations plummeted in Israel; until I, Deborah, arose; until I an Israeli mother arose.
New American Standard Bible
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
King James Version
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Holman Bible
they were deserted in Israel,
until I, Deborah,
a mother in Israel.
A Conservative Version
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
American Standard Version
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
Amplified
“The villagers ceased to be; they ceased in Israel
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
Bible in Basic English
Country towns were no more in Israel, *** were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.
Darby Translation
The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
The rulers ceased in Israel: they ceased Till I, Deborah, arose: I arose a mother in Israel.
King James 2000
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The warriors ceased; they failed to appear in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose; I arose [as] a mother in Israel.
Modern King James verseion
The leaders ceased in Israel, they ceased until I, Deborah, arose; until I arose, a mother in Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The villages were uninhabited in Israel; were uninhabited until I, Deborah, arose; until I arose a mother in Israel.
NET Bible
Warriors were scarce, they were scarce in Israel, until you arose, Deborah, until you arose as a motherly protector in Israel.
New Heart English Bible
The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
There was a failure of rulers, in Israel, a failure, - until I arose, a Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel: -
Webster
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
World English Bible
The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
Villages ceased in Israel -- they ceased, Till that I arose -- Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.
Themes
Deborah » The prophetess, a judge of israel
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
Interlinear
Chadal
Chadal
Quwm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
6 During the lifetime of Anath's son Shamgar and during the lifetime of Jael highways remained deserted, while travelers kept to back roads. 7 Rural populations plummeted in Israel; until I, Deborah, arose; until I an Israeli mother arose. 8 New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
Cross References
Judges 4:4-6
Deborah, a woman, prophet, and wife of Lappidoth, was herself judging Israel during that time.
2 Samuel 20:19
I'm one of the peaceful and faithful citizens of Israel. You're trying to destroy a city that's a mother in Israel. Why are you devouring the heritage of the LORD?"
Esther 9:19
Therefore the Jewish people in the rural areas who live in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for joy and feasting, and people send presents to one another.
Isaiah 49:23
"Oh, yes! Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will be your nursing mothers. They will bow to you with their faces to the ground, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.
Romans 16:13
Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.