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Judges 5:13
Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Deborah speaks this line in her victory song, addressing the assembled tribes of Israel immediately after commanding Barak to seize his captives. The verse marks the moment the surviving remnant of Israel descends into battle alongside Yahweh’s forces.
The words — `שָׂרִיד` (śārîd) denotes the surviving remnant, while `יְרַד` (yērad) literally means he went down, describing their descent into combat.
The thread — The motif of God’s decisive movement appears in Psalms 75:7, where He alone brings down one and exalts another, and continues in Revelation 2:26 with authority granted to the faithful overcomer. The same descent action links directly to Judges 5:14 as specific tribes answer the call to march.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader acknowledge that victory depends on the faithful remnant aligning with Yahweh’s campaign rather than relying on human nobility or might.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
Cross-references
- Revelation 2:26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Psalms 75:7 but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
- Isaiah 41:15 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
- Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
- Psalms 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Ezekiel 17:24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
- Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
- Revelation 3:9 As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.