Strangely, though, in the midst of Deborah and Barak’s victory song praising Jehovah for a miraculous conquest, they sang: “‘ Curse Meroz, ’ said the angel of Jehovah, ‘ yes, curse its inhabitants, for they did not come to the assistance of Jehovah, to the assistance of Jehovah with the mighty ones. ’ ” ​ — Judg.
عِنْدَئِذٍ ٱسْتَغَلَّ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ ٱلْوَضْعَ وَطَارَدُوا جَيْشَ سِيسَرَا مَسَافَةَ ٢٤ كلم إِلَى مَكَانٍ يُدْعَى حَرُوشَةَ .‏ وَفِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ ،‏ تَرَكَ سِيسَرَا مَرْكَبَتَهُ وَهَرَبَ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى صَعَنَنِّيمَ .‏