Judges 5:22

22 Then the horses' hoofs beat the ground. Galloping, galloping go Sisera's mighty horses.

Judges 5:22 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 5:22

Then were the horse hoofs broken by means of the pransings,
&c.] Either through the force of the waters of the river, where they pranced and plunged, and could have no standing; or through the swift haste they made to run away, striking the earth so quick, and with such force and vehemence, that their hoofs were broken thereby, especially on stony ground, and so their speed retarded:

the pransings of the mighty ones;
either their riders, princes, and great personages, who made them prance, leap, and run with great speed and force; or horses strong and mighty, being such as were selected for this purpose, and trained to war.

Judges 5:22 In-Context

20 The stars fought from heaven; from their paths, they fought Sisera.

21 The Kishon River swept Sisera's men away, that old river, the Kishon River. March on, my soul, with strength!

22 Then the horses' hoofs beat the ground. Galloping, galloping go Sisera's mighty horses.

23 'May the town of Meroz be cursed,' said the angel of the Lord. 'Bitterly curse its people, because they did not come to help the Lord. They did not fight the strong enemy.'

24 "May Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be blessed above all women who live in tents.