Judges 5:7

The inhabitants of the villages ceased,.... Not only did those Canaanitish robbers go upon the highway, and robbed all they met with, which made travelling difficult and dangerous; but entered into…

Render the word “villages” (here and in Jdg 5:11) judgment, rule, or judges, rulers. The sense is “The princes (or magistrates) ceased in Israel,” i. e. there was no one to do justice in the gate, or…

Here, I. Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that the greatness of their trouble might make their salvation appear the more illustrious and the more gracious…

The rulers ceased The Targ., Peshitto, Jewish commentators followed by AV., treat the Hebr. pěrâzôn(sing.), found only here and Jdg 5:5, as equivalent to pěrâzôth(plur.) = -open regions," -hamlets,"…