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Berean Standard Bible

“So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.”

Judges 5:31

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Judges 5 is the Song of Deborah and Barak, a victory poem sung after God gave Israel triumph over the Canaanite commander Sisera. It is among the oldest poetry in the Bible.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

World English Bible (WEB)

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

King James Version (KJV)

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así perezcan todos tus enemigos, oh Jehová: mas los que le aman, sean como el sol cuando nace en su fuerza. Y la tierra reposó cuarenta años.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Oh Señor, que todos tus enemigos perezcan como Sísara; pero los que aman al Señor resplandezcan como el sol a mediodía». Después de esto hubo paz en el país durante cuarenta años.

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