Judges 5:28 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Sisera's mother looked out through her window and called out through the screen, 'Why is his chariot taking so long to return? Why are the wheels of his chariots delayed?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is showing us a mother anxiously waiting and calling out for her son who will never return from battle.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Deborah's victory song after the Israelites defeated the Canaanite army led by Sisera. Sisera had been killed by Jael while fleeing the battle, but his mother doesn't know this yet. The song shifts perspective to show the enemy's household, creating dramatic irony as readers know Sisera is already dead.

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So Sisera gathered all his chariots together—nine hundred iron chariots—and all the soldiers who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the Kishon River.

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And the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and his entire army into complete confusion with the sword in front of Barak; so that Sisera jumped down from his chariot and ran away on foot.

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But Barak chased after the chariots and the army all the way to Harosheth of the Gentiles. All of Sisera's army was killed by the sword, and not a single man survived.

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