18. Yet truly, Zebulun and Naphtali offered their lives to death in the region of Merom.
19. The kings came and fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach, beside the waters of Megiddo. And yet they took no spoils.
20. The conflict against them was from heaven. The stars, remaining in their order and courses, fought against Sisera.
21. The torrent of Kishon dragged away their carcasses, the onrushing torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, tread upon the stalwart!
22. The hoofs of the horses were broken, while the strongest of the enemies fled away with fury, and rushed on to ruin.
23. 'Cursed be the land of Meroz!' said the Angel of the Lord. 'Cursed be its inhabitants! For they did not come to the aid of the Lord, to the assistance of his most valiant men.'
24. Blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. And blessed is she in her tabernacle.
25. He begged her for water, and she gave him milk, and she offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.