Judges 5:23 meaning and explanation
‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
Judges 5:23, Berean Standard Bible
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In Deborah and Barak's victory song, the angel of the LORD pronounces a curse on Meroz, a town whose location is now unknown. Its people stayed home when the surrounding tribes marched against Sisera's army, and the song treats that refusal as a failure to help the LORD himself.
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