Jueces 5:6

6 En los días de Samgar hijo de Anat, en los días de Jael, cesaron los caminos, y los que andaban por las sendas se apartaban por sendas torcidas

Jueces 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 5:6

In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath
Of whom see ( Judges 3:31 ) ; who succeeded Ehud as a judge, but lived not long, and did not much; at least wrought not a perfect deliverance of the children of Israel; but during his time till now, quite through the twenty years of Jabin's oppression, things were as they are after described:

in the days of Jael;
the wife of Heber the Kenite, spoken of in the preceding chapter, ( Judges 4:17-22 ) , who appears to be a woman of masculine spirit, and endeavoured to do what good she could to Israel, though not a judge among them, as Jarchi suggests; and who before this affair of Sisera had signalized herself by some deeds of hers in favour of Israel, and against their enemies; yet far from putting a stop to the outrages committed; for in the times of both these persons,

the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through
byways;
the public roads were so infested with thieves and robbers, who stopped all they met with, and robbed them of what they had, that travellers and merchants with their carriages were obliged either to quit their employments, and not travel at all; or, if they did, were obliged to go in private roads, and roundabout ways, to keep clear of those rapparees the highways and public roads abounded with.

Jueces 5:6 In-Context

4 Cuando saliste de Seir, oh SEÑOR, cuando te apartaste del campo de Edom, la tierra tembló, y los cielos destilaron, y las nubes gotearon aguas

5 Los montes se derritieron delante del SEÑOR, aquel Sinaí, delante del SEÑOR Dios de Israel

6 En los días de Samgar hijo de Anat, en los días de Jael, cesaron los caminos, y los que andaban por las sendas se apartaban por sendas torcidas

7 Las aldeas habían cesado en Israel, habían cesado; hasta que yo Débora me levanté, me levanté madre en Israel

8 Al escoger nuevos dioses, la guerra estaba a las puertas. ¿Se veía escudo o lanza entre cuarenta mil en Israel