Judges 5:29
Judges 5:29 Meaning and Explanation
“Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Her wisest attendants reassure her, and she repeats their hopeful answer to herself.
What Does Judges 5:29 Mean?
The mother's waiting women, her wise ladies, offer comforting answers, and she echoes their words back to her own heart, trying to still her fear with reasons why her son must surely be delayed.
It is the picture of hope clinging to false comfort. The reassurances are confident, but they are built on a victory that never came. The song quietly shows how the human heart talks itself into expecting what God's judgment has already overturned.
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What does Judges 5:29 mean?
Her wisest attendants reassure her, and she repeats their hopeful answer to herself.