Judges 5:20
Good News Translation
The stars fought from the sky; as they moved across the sky, they fought against Sisera.

New Revised Standard Version
The stars fought from heaven, from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Contemporary English Version
From their pathways in the sky the stars fought Sisera,

New American Bible
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara.

fought

Joshua 10:11 And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Bethoron, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven, as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones, than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel,

1 Samuel 7:10 And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel.

Psalm 77:17,18 Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass: . . .

the stars

Judges 4:15 And the Lord struck a terror into Sisara, and all his chariots, and all his multitude, with the edge of the sword, at the sight of Barac; insomuch, that Sisara leaping down from off his chariot, fled away on foot,

courses.

Context
The Song of Deborah and Barak
19The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanac, by the waters of Mageddo and yet they took no spoils. 20There was war made against them from heaven: the stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisara.21The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cison: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.…
Cross References
Joshua 10:12
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon.

Judges 5:21
The torrent of Cison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of Cadumim, the torrent of Cison: tread thou, my soul, upon the strong ones.

Judges 5:19
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