Jueces 5:6

6 »En los días de Samgar hijo de Anat,en los días de Jael,los viajeros abandonaron los caminosy se fueron por sendas escabrosas.

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 »Oh SEÑOR, cuando saliste de Seír,cuando marchaste desde los campos de Edom,tembló la tierra,se estremecieron los cielos,las nubes derramaron agua.

5 Temblaron las montañasal ver al SEÑOR, el Dios del Sinaí;al ver al SEÑOR, el Dios de Israel.

6 »En los días de Samgar hijo de Anat,en los días de Jael,los viajeros abandonaron los caminosy se fueron por sendas escabrosas.

7 Los guerreros de Israel desaparecieron;desaparecieron hasta que yo me levanté.¡Yo, Débora, me levantécomo una madre en Israel!

8 Cuando escogieron nuevos dioses,llegó la guerra a las puertas de la ciudad,pero no se veía ni un escudo ni una lanzaentre cuarenta mil hombres de Israel.