Judges 5:29

29 Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, ,

Judges 5:29 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 5:29

Her wise ladies answered her
Every one in their turn endeavouring to comfort her and make her easy. The Vulgate Latin version is,

``one that was wiser than the rest of his wives;''

but they seem rather to be her maids of honour, or ladies of her acquaintance, who were come to pay her a visit, and share in the pleasing sight they expected to have of Sisera:

yea, she returned answer to herself;
before they could well give theirs, she soon recollected herself what might be, and must be, the occasion of this delay; and this, according to the Targum, she made in her wisdom, what her great wisdom quickly suggested to her was certainly the case, and with which she comforted and quieted herself.

Judges 5:29 In-Context

27 He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.

28 The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, , Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?

29 Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, ,

30 Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely be gracious to every man: spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they the spoils for his neck.

31 Thus let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength.