8When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?


In Context

5 The mountains quaked before the LORD, yon Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel.

6 |In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.

7 The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.

8 When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

10 |Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

Judges 5:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:8When they chose new gods, war came to the city gates, and not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:8The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen — and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?