Judges 5:20-22

International Standard Version

²⁰The stars fought from heaven;
    they fought against Sisera from their orbits.
²¹The current^[a] of the Kishon River swept them downstream,
    that ancient current, the Kishon’s current!
        March on strongly, my soul!
²²Then loud was the beat of the horses’ hooves—
    from the galloping, galloping war steeds!

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Footnotes

Judges 5:21 Or wadi; i.e. a seasonal river, and so throughout the verse

Judges 5:20-22

English Standard Version

²⁰^(A)From heaven the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.
²¹^(B)The torrent Kishon swept them away,
    the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.
    March on, my soul, with might!

²²“Then loud beat the horses' hoofs
with the galloping, galloping of his steeds.

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Judges 5:20-22

New International Version

²⁰From the heavens^(A) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.
²¹The river Kishon^(B) swept them away,
    the age-old river, the river Kishon.
    March on, my soul; be strong!^(C)
²²Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
    galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.^(D)