Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
Parallel translations
- WEB But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.
- KJV But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
- NKJV But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.
- NASB But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not even one was left.
- NLT Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera’s warriors. Not a single one was left alive.
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Quick answer
Barak pursues and destroys the entire enemy army, leaving none alive.
Overview
The complete destruction of Sisera's forces fulfills God's promise of total victory. Barak's faithful pursuit completes the deliverance the Lord began. The threat that oppressed Israel for twenty years is utterly broken in a single day by God's power.
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Cross-references · 8
- Rom 2:12All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
- Jas 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Ps 83:9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
- Ps 104:35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
- Lev 26:7–8You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
- Josh 11:8and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
- Josh 10:19–20But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
- Isa 43:17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
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