“They chose new gods.Then war was in the gates.Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
Judges 5:8 (WEB)
Context Reading
6“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.The travelers walked through byways. 7The rulers ceased in Israel.They ceased until I, Deborah, arose;Until I arose a mother in Israel. 8They chose new gods.Then war was in the gates.Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9My heart is toward the governors of Israel,who offered themselves willingly among the people.Bless Yahweh! 10“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,you who sit on rich carpets,and you who walk by the way.