Judges 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 5:7 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Isra..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 5:7 — KJV
“The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.”
— Judges 5:7 (KJV)
Judges 5:7 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 5:7
“But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:7: inhabitants, israel, until
“And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:7: inhabitants, israel, until
“And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:7: israel, until, arose
“And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:7: israel, arose, mother
“They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:7: inhabitants, villages, israel
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