24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-31)Deborah here concludes this triumphant song, I. With the praises of Jael, her sister-heroine, whose valiant act had completed and crowned the victory. She had mentioned her before (Jdg. 5:6) as one that would have served her country if it had been in her power; now she applauds her as one that did serve it admirably well when it was in her power. Her poetry is finest and most florid here in the la…
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