Judges 4:17
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Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
In other translations
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Hebrew words
וְסִיסְרָאvesisera'and SiseraH5516נָסnashe fledH5127בְּרַגְלָיוberaglavon feet hisH7272אֶל־'el-toH413אֹהֶל'ohel[the] tent ofH168יָעֵלya'elJaelH3278אֵשֶּׁת'eshet[the] wife ofH802חֶבֶרcheverHeberH2268הַקֵּינִיhakeinithe KeniteH7017כִּיkiforH3588שָׁלוֹםshalompeaceH7965בֵּיןbein[was] betweenH996יָבִיןyavinJabinH2985מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428חָצוֹרchatzorHazorH2674וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004חֶבֶרcheverHeberH2268הַקֵּינִי׃hakeinithe KeniteH7017
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Related verses
- Isaiah 57:21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Psalm 69:22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
- Psalm 37:35-3635 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, 36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
- Psalm 107:40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Judges 5:24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
- Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Job 12:19-2119 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established. 20 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders. 21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
- Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
- Job 40:11-1211 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low. 12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
- Job 18:7-127 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. 8 For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. 9 A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him. 10 A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
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People and places
People: Heber (Judges 4), Jabin, Jael, Sisera
Places: Hazor