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the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: <i>and</i> the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under wickedness; The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/habakkuk/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I [Habakkuk, in my vision] saw the tents of Cushan under distress; The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/habakkuk/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I see the tents of Cushan in distress; the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I see the tents of Cushan in distress; the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/habakkuk/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/habakkuk/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The tents of desert tribes in Cushan and Midian were ripped apart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/habakkuk/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I see trouble in the tents of Cushan. I see trembling in the tents of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/habakkuk/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I saw the people of Cushan afraid and the people of Midian tremble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/habakkuk/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, and the tent curtains of the land of Midian in anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/habakkuk/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/habakkuk/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/habakkuk/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/habakkuk/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Under sorrow I have seen tents of Cushan, "" Curtains of the land of Midian tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/habakkuk/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Under sorrow I have seen tents of Cushan, Tremble do curtains of the land of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/habakkuk/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under vanity: the curtains of the land of strife shall be moved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/habakkuk/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity; the tent-skins of the land of Midian will be thrown into confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The tents of Cushan trembled, the pavilions of the land of Midian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan under affliction; the tent-curtains of the land of Midian trembled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; and the curtains of the tents of Midian did tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have seen the tents of Cushan under sorrow; the tents of the land of Midian will quake!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/habakkuk/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I see the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian do tremble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/habakkuk/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Because of troubles I looked upon the tents of the Ethiopians: the tabernacles also of the land of Madiam shall be dismayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=493" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Habakkuk's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lê (N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/3572.htm" title="3572: ḵū·šān (N-proper-fs) -- A region of Arabia. Perhaps from Kuwsh; Cushan, a region of Arabia.">of Cushan</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">distress;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: yə·rî·‘ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">the curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-fs) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">of Midian</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: yir·gə·zūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">were trembling.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4-5</a></span><br />O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. / The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-15</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! / When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16-19</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7-8</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah / the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3-5</a></span><br />The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23-24</a></span><br />Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-27</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-26</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Acts 2:19-20</a></span><br />I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.</p><p class="hdg">saw the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a></b></br> The people shall hear, <i>and</i> be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-3.htm">Numbers 22:3,4</a></b></br> And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they <i>were</i> many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/2-10.htm">Joshua 2:10</a></b></br> For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that <i>were</i> on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.</p><p class="hdg">Cushan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6,7</a></b></br> And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan… </p><p class="hdg">in affliction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm">Genesis 25:1-4</a></b></br> Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name <i>was</i> Keturah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Numbers 31:2-12</a></b></br> Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Psalm 83:5-10</a></b></br> For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Cushan</a> <a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Cushan</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/haggai/2-6.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-2.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Habakkuk 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habakkuk, in his prayer, trembles at God's majesty.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">The confidence of his faith.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Habakkuk, this phrase may symbolize distant nations experiencing turmoil or divine judgment. The imagery of "tents" suggests a nomadic lifestyle, common among ancient Near Eastern peoples, indicating vulnerability and impermanence. This distress could be a result of God's powerful intervention, as seen in other biblical narratives where God acts against nations (e.g., <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a>). The prophetic vision here aligns with the theme of God's sovereignty over all nations, not just Israel.<p><b>the curtains of Midian were trembling.</b><br>Midian was a region and people located in the northwestern Arabian Peninsula, often associated with the descendants of Abraham through Keturah (<a href="/genesis/25.htm">Genesis 25:1-2</a>). The "curtains" likely refer to the fabric walls of their tents, emphasizing the nomadic and transient nature of the Midianites. The trembling of these curtains signifies fear and instability, possibly due to the manifestation of God's power. Historically, the Midianites were both adversaries and allies of Israel at different times (e.g., <a href="/judges/6.htm">Judges 6-8</a>, <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15-22</a>). This trembling can be seen as a response to God's past deliverances of Israel, such as the defeat of Midian by Gideon, which demonstrated God's might and protection over His people. The imagery reinforces the idea that God's actions cause fear and awe among the nations, highlighting His ultimate authority and the fulfillment of His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/cushan.htm">Cushan</a></b><br>Often associated with the region of Cush, which is linked to Ethiopia or a region in Mesopotamia. In this context, it represents a distant land experiencing distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>A region and people located in the northwestern Arabian Peninsula. Historically, the Midianites were both adversaries and relatives of Israel, descending from Abraham through Keturah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/distress_and_trembling.htm">Distress and Trembling</a></b><br>These terms indicate fear and turmoil, suggesting a divine intervention or judgment that causes nations to tremble.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God's power and authority extend over all nations, causing even distant lands to tremble at His presence. This reminds us of His ultimate control over world events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The trembling of Cushan and Midian serves as a reminder of the appropriate reverence and awe we should have for God. His actions in history demonstrate His might and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from powerful enemies, we can trust in His ability to deliver us from our own trials and adversities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Historical Context and Prophetic Fulfillment</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Cushan and Midian helps us see the broader account of God's redemptive plan and His faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_judgment.htm">God's Justice and Judgment</a></b><br>The distress of nations is often a result of God's righteous judgment. This serves as a warning to live in accordance with His will and seek His mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_habakkuk_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'shigionoth'_mean.htm">What does 'shigionoth' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_69_curses_fit_with_mercy.htm">Psalm 69:22-28 calls down curses on enemies--how does this fit with other biblical teachings on mercy and forgiveness (e.g., Matthew 5:44)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_manage_vast_wealth.htm">Numbers 7:85-88: How did a nomadic community manage the massive total of precious metals and livestock described in these verses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_an_enemy's_dream_proof_of_victory.htm">In Judges 7:13-14, does relying on an enemy soldier's dream as proof of victory raise questions about historical plausibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/habakkuk/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">"I saw.</span>"--Better, I <span class= "ital">see.</span> <span class= "bld">Did tremble.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">are trembling.</span> Probably the imagery is still borrowed from the Exodus story, the nations instanced being the borderers on the Red Sea--viz., Cushan (Cush, or Ethiopia) on the west, and Midian on the east side. A plausible theory, however, as old as the Targum, connects this verse with later episodes in Israel's history. "Cushan" is identified with that Mesopotamian oppressor, "Cushan-rishathaim," whom the judge Othniel overcame. (<a href="/context/judges/3-8.htm" title="Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.">Judges 3:8-10</a>). And "Midian" is interpreted by Judges 6, which records how Gideon delivered Israel from Midianite oppression. Both names thus become typical instances of tyranny subdued by Jehovah's intervention. We prefer the other interpretation, because the prophet's eye is still fixed apparently on the earlier history (see <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm" title="Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was your anger against the rivers? was your wrath against the sea, that you did ride on your horses and your chariots of salvation?">Habakkuk 3:8</a>, <span class= "ital">et seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> and a reference here to the time of the Judges would mar the elimactic symmetry of the composition. "Cushan," however, is never used elsewhere for "Cush," though the LXX. understood it in this meaning. "Curtains" in the second hemistich is merely a variation on "tents" in the first. (Comp. <a href="/songs/1-5.htm" title="I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.">Song of Solomon 1:5</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - As God moves in his majesty the various nations are struck with fear, as of old were the peoples that heard of the Exodus (see <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I saw</span>. In prophetic vision (<a href="/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The tents of Cushan;</span> LXX.. <span class="greek">σκηνώματα Αἰθίοτων</span> "the tents of the Ethiopians;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">tentoria AEthiopiae</span>. "Cushan" is not Chushan-Rishathaim, the Mesopotamian king mentioned in <a href="/judges/3.htm">Judges 3</a>, but is a lengthened form of Cush (as <span class="accented">Lotan</span> for <span class="accented">Lot</span>, <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Genesis 36:20</a>), the biblical name for Ethiopia. Here the African country is meant, lying along the west coast of the Red Sea. <span class="cmt_word">In affliction.</span> Panic-stricken. The prophet particularizes what he had said above generally of the nations hostile to the people of God. <span class="cmt_word">The curtains; t</span>he tent curtains; Vulgate, <span class="accented">pelles.</span> Both "tents" and "curtains" are used by metonymy for their inhabitants. <span class="cmt_word">Midian</span>. The country on the Gulf of Akaba, the eastern arm of the Red Sea. Ethiopia and Midian are named, as God is supposed to advance from the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאִ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֳלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ho·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Cushan</span><br /><span class="heb">כוּשָׁ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵū·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3572.htm">Strong's 3572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cushan -- a region of Arabia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֣חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">distress;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֔וֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the curtains</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרִיע֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rî·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3407.htm">Strong's 3407: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hanging</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Midian</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְיָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·yān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> </span><span class="str2">Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled </span><br /><br /><span class="word">were trembling.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְגְּז֕וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yir·gə·zūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Habakkuk 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>