士师记 5:16

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

你為甚麼坐在羊圈之中，聽呼喚群畜的笛聲呢？在流本的眾溪旁，有心懷大志的。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 为 何 坐 在 羊 圈 内 听 群 中 吹 笛 的 声 音 呢 ？ 在 流 便 的 溪 水 旁 有 心 中 设 大 谋 的 。

Contextual Overview

¹² "Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Go capture your enemies, son of Abinoam! ¹³ "Then those who were left came down to the important leaders. The Lord 's people came down to me with strong men. ¹⁴ They came from Ephraim in the mountains of Amalek. Benjamin was among the people who followed you. From the family group of Makir, the commanders came down. And from Zebulun came those who lead. ¹⁵ The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. The people of Issachar were loyal to Barak and followed him into the valley. The Reubenites thought hard about what they would do. ¹⁶ Why did you stay by the sheepfold? Was it to hear the music played for your sheep? The Reubenites thought hard about what they would do. ¹⁷ The people of Gilead stayed east of the Jordan River. People of Dan, why did you stay by the ships? The people of Asher stayed at the seashore, at their safe harbors. ¹⁸ But the people of Zebulun risked their lives, as did the people of Naphtali on the battlefield. ¹⁹ "The kings came, and they fought. At that time the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo. But they took away no silver or possessions of Israel. 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!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sheepfolds: Numbers 32:1-5, Numbers 32:24, Philippians 2:21, Philippians 3:19

For: or, In, Judges 5:15, *marg.

great: Psalms 4:4, Psalms 77:6, Lamentations 3:40, Lamentations 3:41

Reciprocal: Luke 2:35 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks?.... This tribe abounded with flocks and herds, and therefore chose the country on the other side Jordan, as suitable for them; and now, at this critical juncture, they judged it wisest, and their best policy, to abide by them, and the care of them; lest by intermeddling, should Jabin prevail, he might be provoked to fall upon them, and take them from them; wherefore the bleatings of their flocks, and the whistlings of the shepherds that kept them, sounded louder in their ears, and more engrossed their attention, than the groans and cries of Israel under oppression; or than the soundings of the trumpet, the alarm of war, or the loud calls of Deborah and Barak; being under the influence of a carnal worldly spirit, and wanting affection and sympathy towards their brethren, about which Deborah here expostulates with them:

for the divisions of Reuben [there were] great searchings of heart; this is repeated to show how much the prophetess, the general of the army, the princes and people, were affected with this conduct of the tribe of Reuben; it gave them much pain and uneasiness, occasioned many inquiries, caused much discourse and conversation, and put them upon thinking, and greatly exercised their minds, what should be the meaning of their behaving after this manner. Cocceius takes these words to be spoken ironically, and renders them,

"at the rivers of Reuben were great men in searchings of heart;''

there were wisdom, prudence, counsel, searching, and discerning of spirits, preferring their flocks to the people of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Great searchings - (thoughts, Judges 5:15) of heart Deborah means to say that at first the Reubenites made magnanimous resolutions to help their brethren against Jabin. But they stayed at home, and let the opportunity slip.