Judges 4:7
And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara the general of Jabin's army, and his chariots, and all his multitude, and will deliver them into thy hand.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ego autem adducam ad te in loco torrentis Cison, Sisaram principem exercitus Jabin, et currus ejus, atque omnem multitudinem, et tradam eos in manu tua.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐπάξω πρὸς σὲ εἰς τὸν χειμάρρουν Κεισὼν ἐπὶ τὸν Σεισαρὰ ἄρχοντα τῆς δυνάμεως Ἰαβείν, καὶ τὰ ἅρματα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραδώσω αὐτὸν εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου;
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨י אֵלֶ֜יךָ אֶל נַ֣חַל קִישׁ֗וֹן אֶת סִֽיסְרָא֙ שַׂר צְבָ֣א יָבִ֔ין וְאֶת רִכְבּ֖וֹ וְאֶת הֲמוֹנ֑וֹ וּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּ בְּיָדֶֽךָ
Haydock's commentary
Hand. Cison flows through a luxuriant vale or champaign country, on the south of Mount Thabor, whence Barac came rushing down the rocks and precipices upon the army of Sisara, chap. v. 15. (Calmet)
This general was delivered into the hand of Barac, to be routed, though he was afterwards slain by the hand of Jahel, ver. 9., and 21. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXXIII
7. Now let us see what the prophetic spirit prays may fall upon them, rather foretelling than cursing. “Do thou to them,” he saith, “as unto Madian and Sisera, as unto Jabin at the brook of Kishon” ( ver. 9 ). “They perished at Endor, they became as the dung of the earth” ( ver. 10 ). All these, the history relates, were subdued and conquered by Israel, which then was the people of God: as was the case also with those whom he next mentions: “Make their princes like Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana” ( ver. 11 ). The meaning of these names is as follows: Madian is explained a perverted judgment: Sisera, shutting out of joy: Jabin, wise. …