20 From the sky the stars fought,from their paths in the heavens they fought against Sisera.
21 The Kishon River carried them off;the river confronted them – the Kishon River.Step on the necks of the strong!
22 The horses’ hooves pounded the ground;the stallions galloped madly.
23 ‘Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the Lord’s angelic messenger;‘Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there,because they did not come to help in the Lord’s battle,to help in the Lord’s battle against the warriors.’
24 The most rewarded of women should be Jael,the wife of Heber the Kenite!She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
25 He asked for water,and she gave him milk;in a bowl fit for a king,she served him curds.
26 Her left hand reached for the tent peg,her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.She “hammered” Sisera,she shattered his skull,she smashed his head,she drove the tent peg through his temple.