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Jueces 5:23
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"Maldecid a Meroz", dijo el ángel del Señor , "maldecid, maldecid a sus moradores; porque no vinieron en ayuda del Señor , en ayuda del Señor contra los guerreros."
Maldecid Meroz, dijo el ngel de Jehov: Maldecid severamente sus moradores, Porque no vinieron en socorro a Jehov, En socorro Jehov contra los fuertes.
Maldecid a Meroz, dijo el ngel de Jehov: Maldecid severamente a sus moradores, porque no vinieron al socorro de Jehov, al socorro de Jehov contra los fuertes.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Curse ye: 1 Samuel 26:19, Jeremiah 48:10, 1 Corinthians 16:22
Meroz: This city of Meroz seems to have been, at this time, a place of considerable importance, since something great was expected from it; but probably, after the angel of the Lord had pronounced this curse, it dwindled and like the fig-tree which Christ cursed, withered away; so that we never read of it after this in Scripture.
the angel: Judges 2:1, Judges 4:6, Judges 6:11, Judges 13:3, Matthew 25:41
they came: Judges 21:9, Judges 21:10, Nehemiah 3:5
to the help: 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 18:17, 1 Samuel 25:28, Romans 15:18, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 2 Corinthians 6:1
Reciprocal: Numbers 31:3 - avenge the Lord Judges 8:6 - General Judges 17:2 - cursedst Judges 21:5 - a great oath 2 Samuel 1:21 - no dew Psalms 94:16 - rise up Psalms 149:7 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord,.... Not Barak, as the Targum and Jarchi, but Deborah herself said this under a spirit of prophecy, not from her own spirit in a revengeful way, but from the Spirit of God; or this was suggested to her by an angel, not a created, but the uncreated one, the Angel of the covenant, by whom she was inspired, and an impulse made by him on her to denounce a curse on Meroz; which some say was a star, Sisera's star; others the name of a mighty man p, so Jarchi; but rather it is some name of a city or place near where the battle was fought, so Kimchi, Ben Gersom, and Ben Melech: some take Meroz to be the same with Merom, at the waters of which Joshua fought with Jabin, Joshua 11:5 and supposed to be the same with the waters of Megiddo, and the river Kishon, where this battle was fought; and Jerom q, under the word Merom, observes, that there was in his time a village called Merrus, twelve miles from the city Sebaste near Dothaim, and that Meroz here is the name of a place is clear from what follows:
curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; or "curse cursing" r; repeat it, give them curse upon curse, curse them most vehemently: the reason of which follows:
because they came not to the help of the Lord; that is, of the people of the Lord, whose cause was the Lord's; for though he stood in no need of their help, yet their negligence and neutrality were highly resented by him, and therefore repeated:
to the help of the Lord against the mighty; the mighty Canaanites, and their mighty kings, and mighty hosts; or "with the mighty" s, Barak and his 10,000: now though others, who did not come into their assistance, are only discommended, being at a distance, yet those are cursed, being very near, and saw the peril their brethren were in, and yet would not lend an helping hand.
p T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 16. 1. q De loc. Heb. fol. 93. D. r ארו ארור "maledictie maledicendo", Pagninus, Montanus. s בגבורים "cum fortibus", Pagninus, Tigurine version; so Patrick.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The inhabitants of Meroz (a village 12 miles from Samaria) hung back, and gave no help in the day of battle, although it was Yahweh who called them. Hence, the curse pronounced by the Angel of the Lord.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 5:23. Curse ye Meroz — Where Meroz was is not known; some suppose it was the same as Merom, nigh to Dotham. The Syriac and Arabic have Merod; but where this was is equally uncertain. It was certainly some city or district, the inhabitants of which would not assist in this war.
Curse ye bitterly — ארו ארור oru aror, curse with cursing - use the most awful execrations.
Said the angel of the LORD — That is, Barak, who was Jehovah's angel or messenger in this war; the person sent by God to deliver his people.
To the help of the LORD — That is, to the help of the people of the Lord.
Against the mighty. — בגבורים baggibborim, "with the heroes;" that is, Barak and his men, together with Zebulun and Naphtali: these were the mighty men, or heroes, with whom the inhabitants of Meroz would not join.
