to wake (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
awake
עוּרִי֙'u.Ri
H5782
to wake (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
Deborah
דְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.Rah
H1683
Deborah · proper noun, a woman's name
awake
ע֥וּרִי'U.ri
H5782
to wake (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
awake
ע֖וּרִי'U.ri
H5782
to wake (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
utter
דַּבְּרִיda.be.ri-
H1696
perhaps properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
song
שִׁ֑ירShir
H7892
a song · noun, common masculine singular absolute
arise
ק֥וּםkum
H6965
to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
Barak
בָּרָ֛קba.Rak
H1301
Barak · proper noun, a man's name
captivity
שֶׁבְיְךָ֖shev.ye.Kha
H7628
exiled · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
captive
וּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הu.sha.Veh
H7617
to transport into captivity · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
son
בֶּןben-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Abinoam
אֲבִינֹֽעַם'a.vi.No.'am
H42
Abinoam · proper noun, a man's name
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Cross-references
Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Psalms 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD G…
Psalms 57:8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Psalms 108:2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Jeremiah 31:26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:12-23
Here, I. Deborah stirs up herself and Barak to celebrate this victory in the most solemn manner, to the glory of God and the honour of Israel, for the encouragement of their friends and the greater confusion of their enemies, Jdg 5:12. 1. Deborah, as a prophetess, must do it by a song, to compose and sing which she excites herself: Awake, awake, and again, awake, awake, which intimates the sense she had of the excellency and difficulty of the work; it needed and well deserved the utmost liveliness and vigour of soul in the performance of it; all the powers and faculties of the soul in their closest intensity and application ought to be employed in it. Thus too she expresses the sense she had…
The wells which are at a little distance from towns in the East, are, in unsettled times, places of danger. But in peace they are scenes of pleasant and joyous resort. The poetess anticipates that this song may be sung, and the righteous acts of the Lord rehearsed at these now tranquil "places of drawing water." Deborah now rouses herself to describe, in terms suitable to the occasion, the preparation and the contest, and calls in a flight of poetic enthusiasm on Barak to parade his prisoners in triumphal procession. Then follows a eulogistic enumeration of the tribes which raised the commanded levy, or volunteered their services--the soldiers of Ephraim who dwelt near the mount of the Amale…
Awake, awake, Deborah, awake, awake, utter a song, &c. Either perceiving some languor and remissness in her spirits, while she was delivering this song, and therefore arouses herself to attend to this service with more ardour and zeal; or rather finding herself more impressed with a sense of the great and good things the Lord had done for Israel, calls upon her soul to exert all its powers in celebrating the praises of the Lord, and therefore repeats the word awake so often as she does:
arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam; for though the whole army of Sisera was destroyed, that not a man was left, Judges 4:16 yet as Barak pursued to Harosheth of the Gentiles, m…
The Church Fathers
(Judges 5:12) Rise, rise Deborah; rise, speak the Song. It is noteworthy that in Hebrew it is read 'exspergisce,' that is, 'exspergisce' in the spirit of prophecy. Therefore, by the voices of the aforementioned teachers, Deborah is urged to be 'exspergisce' in the spirit of prophecy and praise, and not to cease from praising God. Hence, it follows: Speak the Song. Rise, Barak, and take your captives, son of Abinoam. In Hebrew, it is said: 'Praedare praedam, tuam fili Abinoem.' This statement also warns the same wise men of Barak to plunder the remnants of their enemies, and to bring them to utter destruction, and to commendably acquire the name of victory for themselves.
"Awake, Awake, Deborah!" Increase righteousness, establish the people, arise for the glory of God and the salvation of the people. "Gathering strength, arise Barak!" Arise and establish [the people] as was said to Moses, "Stand by me." David likewise said, "Our feet stand in your courts, O Jerusalem." "He set my feet upon the rock." Therefore, gathering strength, arise and say, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" "You are my strength and my song, O Lord." But also you, Deborah, strengthen Barak. For the saints also give courage to us in the power of the Lord, instructing our souls against our enemies. But every mind should be held captive to the obedience of Christ. And if, Deborah, you should fall in your work, like what happened to Jonathan [when he tasted the honey], may your soul be strengthened by the sweet taste of prophecy.
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Dictionary and topics
Abinoam — Father of kindness, the father of Barak (Judg. 4:6; 5:1).
Barak — Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg. 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle, and gave the signal for the little army to make the attack; in…
Deborah — A bee. (1.) Rebekah’s nurse. She accompanied her mistress when she left her father’s house in Padan-aram to become the wife of Isaac (Gen. 24:59). Many years afterwards she died at Bethel, and was…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Succoth — Booths. (1.) The first encampment of the Israelites after leaving Ramesses (Ex. 12:37); the civil name of Pithom (q.v.). (2.) A city on the east of Jordan, identified with Tell Dar’ala, a high mound,…
Women — The position of women in the Hebrew commonwealth contrasts favorably with that which in the present day is assigned to them generally in eastern countries. The most salient point of contrast in the…
Captivity · .“ — .“
Country · LOVE OF — LOVE OF
Patriotism · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Jdg 5:12 forms the introduction to the second part, viz., the description of the conflict and the victory. Throwing herself into the great event which she is about to commemorate, Deborah calls upon herself to strike up a song, and upon Barak to lead off his prisoners:
12 Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Rise up, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, O son of Abinoam!
עוּרי has the tone upon the last syllable on the first two occasions, to answer to the rapid summoning burst of the Lord in the opening address (Bertheau). שׁבי שׁבה, to lead away captives, as the fruit of the victory; not merely to lead in triumph. On the form וּשׁבה with Chateph-patach, see Ewald, 90, b. In…
Awaken, awaken. The inference is, "awaken to praise," as plainly indicated. "Intensify your singing." However, the Rabbis remark,17Pesachim, 66:b. because she was self lauditory and said, "Until I rose, Devorah,"18Thereby favoring herself over the leaders who preceded her. (Rashi to Pesachim, ibid.) the Divine spirit departed from her.19Silencing her song (Rashi to Pesachim, ibid). It was now necessary for her to reinvoke the prophetic spirit by saying, “Awake, awake.”
