“Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.”
Judges 5:7 (BSB)
Context Reading
5The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. 6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways. 7Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel. 8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel. 9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!