Judges 5:8
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The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.

new gods

Judges 2:12,17 And they left the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger, . . .

Deuteronomy 32:16,17 They provoked him by strange gods, and stirred him up to anger, with their abominations. . . .

was there

Judges 4:3 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them.

1 Samuel 13:19-22 Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears. . . .

Context
The Song of Deborah and Barak
7The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose in Israel. 8The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.9My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you, that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed to devils and not to God: to gods whom they knew not: that were newly come up, whom their fathers worshipped not.

Judges 5:7
The valiant men ceased, and rested in Israel: until Debbora arose, a mother arose in Israel.

Judges 5:11
Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.

1 Samuel 13:19
Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears.

1 Samuel 13:22
And when the day of battle was come, there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan, except Saul and Jonathan his son.

Lexicon
When they chose
יִבְחַר֙ (yiḇ·ḥar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select

new
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים (ḥă·ḏā·šîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2319: New

gods,
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

then
אָ֖ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 227: At that time, place, therefore

war
לָחֶ֣ם (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3901: Perhaps war

came to their gates.
שְׁעָרִ֑ים (šə·‘ā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

Not
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a shield
מָגֵ֤ן (mā·ḡên)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile

or spear
וָרֹ֔מַח (wā·rō·maḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7420: A lance, the iron point

was found
יֵֽרָאֶה֙ (yê·rā·’eh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

among forty
בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (bə·’ar·bā·‘îm)
Preposition-b | Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty

thousand
אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

in Israel.
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (bə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
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