And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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Gill's Exposition
And she said, I will surely go with thee, She made no hesitation about it, but agreed at once to go with him for his encouragement; perceiving some degree of weakness in him, and yet an hearty and…
Barnes' Notes
Mark the unhesitating faith and courage of Deborah, and the rebuke to Barak’s timidity, “the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman” (Jael, Jdg 4:22). For a similar use of a weak instrument,…
The year of the redeemed at length came, when Israel was to be delivered out of the hands of Jabin, and restored again to their liberty, which we may suppose the northern tribes, that lay nearest to…
Cambridge Bible
notwithstanding Lest Barak's hopes should soar too high, the prophetess foretells that the crowning glory shall not be his but Jael's. It is doubtful whether any blame of Barak is implied: the words…
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