פירוש על שופטים 5:31

So may perish. Devorah declared,⁵⁹Our verse was not recited by Sisera’s mother, but by Devorah. (Yalkut, 58.) her consolation is hollow—may all your enemies perish, Adonoy, as he perished.

So may they perish: Devorah said, "Behold these were vain consolations. And if only 'all of Your enemies would perish so,' You O Lord, like Sisera perished.

But His friends: But those who love the Lord.

But those who love him—as the sun emerging in its full power in the world to come, sevenfold over the light of the seven days of creation, or three hundred forty three to one. This equals forty nine times seven.⁶⁰Sevenfold over the light of all seven days of creation is equivalent to forty nine-fold over the original light of creation. (Rashi to Zechariah, 4:3). The light of creation was sevenfold over our present light. (Tosafos to Bava Basra, 8:b). Hence, the light of the world to come will be one hundred forty three times as great as our present light.

But His friends: But may God's friends be as the sun in the morning, which continuously shines more, until it is in its might - which is noon. So too should God's friends continuously grow strong until they be at the heights of elevation.

As the sun rising in might: As the sun rising in the morning, which continuously shines more, until it is in its might - which is noon. So too should the friends of God, may He be blessed, continuously grow strong. But Yonatan translated [it] (in the Targum), "And His friends, the righteous, will in the future, etc."

The land was tranquil for forty years. These words are not Devorah's, but the author's.

And it was tranquil: This is not from the words of the song, but are rather words of the book's writer.

Forty years: Until the end of forty years from the time of the beginning of the subjugation.