Jueces 5:20

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20 De los cielos pelearon: Las estrellas desde sus 贸rbitas pelearon contra S铆sara.

Jueces 5:20 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 5:20

They fought from heaven
Either the angels of heaven, afterwards called stars; or the heavens, the elements, fought for Israel, and against Sisera; a violent storm of rain and hail falling at this time, which discomfited Sisera's army; (See Gill on Judges 4:15), or this victory was obtained in such a manner as plainly showed it was not of man, but of God from heaven; so the Targum,

``from heaven war was made with them;''

with the kings before mentioned; God fought against them, and no wonder they were conquered:

the stars in their courses fought against Sisera
it seems as if it was in the night that this battle was fought, at least that the pursuit lasted till night, when the stars by their brightness and clear shining favoured the Israelites, and were greatly to the disadvantage of the Canaanites; unless it can be thought, as is by some, that the stars had an influence to cause a tempest of rain, hail, thunder, and lightnings, by which the army of Sisera was discomfited in the daytime, as before observed.

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Jueces 5:20 In-Context

18 El pueblo de Zabul贸n expuso su vida 谩 la muerte, Y Nephtal铆 en las alturas del campo.
19 Vinieron reyes y pelearon: Entonces pelearon los reyes de Cana谩n En Taanac, junto 谩 las aguas de Megiddo, Mas no llevaron ganancia alguna de dinero.
20 De los cielos pelearon: Las estrellas desde sus 贸rbitas pelearon contra S铆sara.
21 Barri贸los el torrente de Cis贸n, El antiguo torrente, el torrente de Cis贸n. Hollaste, oh alma m铆a, con fortaleza.
22 Despalm谩ronse entonces las u帽as de los caballos Por las arremetidas, por los brincos de sus valientes.
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