Judges 5:22 · KJV
“Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. {pransings: or, tramplings, or, plungings}”
— Judges 5:22
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
Judges 5 — Context
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. {courses: Heb. paths}
21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. {pransings: or, tramplings, or, plungings}
23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:28
Whose arrows {are} sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Psalms 33:17
An horse {is} a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver {any} by his great strength.
Psalms 20:7
Some {trust} in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, {and} to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. {the country: Heb. the isle}
Micah 4:13
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms 147:10-11
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.