Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Curse ye Meroz - Where Meroz was is not known; some suppose it was the same as Merom, nigh to Dotham. The Syriac and Arabic have Merod; but where this was is equally uncertain. It was certainly some city or district, the inhabitants of which would not assist in this war.
Curse ye bitterly - oru aror , curse with cursing - use the most awful execrations.
Said the angel of the Lord - That is, Barak, who was Jehovah' s angel or messenger in this war; the person sent by God to deliver his people.
To the help of the Lord - That is, to the help of the people of the Lord.
Against the mighty - baggibborim , "with the heroes;" that is, Barak and his men, together with Zebulun and Naphtali: these were the mighty men, or heroes, with whom the inhabitants of Meroz would not join.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Judges 5:23:
Joshua 11:1
Judges 5:28
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