KJV ORIGINAL
Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the horses' hooves were broken because of their wild charging—the fierce charging of their powerful war horses.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the enemy's mighty war horses were defeated, with their hooves broken from their own frantic movements in battle.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Deborah's victory song after Israel's triumph over the Canaanite army led by Sisera. The Canaanites had a significant military advantage with their iron chariots and cavalry, but God intervened through a storm that turned the battlefield into mud, making their horses and chariots useless.
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