Earlier the prophetess Deborah had told him: “The beautifying thing will not become yours on the way that you are going, for it will be into the hand of a woman that Jehovah will sell Sisera. ” ​ — Judges 4: 9, 22.
Varem oli naisprohvet Deboora talle öelnud: „Teekonnal, millele sa lähed, ei saa au osaks sinule, vaid Jehoova annab Siisera ühe naise kätte! ”.