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You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. <a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> You went out to rescue your chosen people, to save your anointed ones. You crushed the heads of the wicked and stripped their bones from head to toe. <a href="/esv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah <a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah <a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. <a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/3.htm">New King James Version</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah <a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You smashed the head of the house of evil To uncover him from foot to neck. Selah <a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the evil To lay him open from thigh to neck. Selah. <a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thou didst go forth for the salvation of Thy people, For the salvation of Thine anointed. Thou didst strike the head of the house of the evil To lay him open from thigh to neck. Selah. <a href="/lsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked To lay him bare from thigh to neck. Selah. <a href="/amp/habakkuk/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation and rescue of Your anointed [people Israel]. You struck the head from the house of the wicked To lay him open from the thigh to the neck. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that). <a href="/csb/habakkuk/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You come out to save your people, to save your anointed. You crush the leader of the house of the wicked and strip him from foot to neck. Selah <a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You come out to save Your people, to save Your anointed. You crush the leader of the house of the wicked and strip him from foot to neck. Selah <a href="/asv/habakkuk/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. [Selah. <a href="/cev/habakkuk/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> to rescue your people and save your chosen one. You crushed a nation's ruler and stripped his evil kingdom of its power. <a href="/erv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, for the salvation of thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah <a href="/gwt/habakkuk/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You go out to save your people, to save your anointed. You crush the leader of the wicked household, stripping him bare from head to toe. [Selah] <a href="/gnt/habakkuk/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> You went out to save your people, to save your chosen king. You struck down the leader of the wicked and completely destroyed his followers. <a href="/isv/habakkuk/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> You marched out to deliver your people, to deliver with your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the wicked; you stripped him naked from head to foot. Interlude <a href="/msb/habakkuk/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah <a href="/net/habakkuk/3.htm">NET Bible</a> You march out to deliver your people, to deliver your special servant. You strike the leader of the wicked nation, laying him open from the lower body to the neck. Selah. <a href="/nheb/habakkuk/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah. <a href="/wbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thy anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by uncovering the foundation to the neck. Selah. <a href="/web/habakkuk/3.htm">World English Bible</a> You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You have gone forth for the salvation of Your people, "" For salvation with Your Anointed, "" You have struck the head of the house of the wicked, "" Laying bare the foundation to the neck. Pause! <a href="/ylt/habakkuk/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thou hast gone forth for the salvation of Thy people, For salvation with Thine anointed, Thou hast smitten the head of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation unto the neck. Pause! <a href="/slt/habakkuk/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou wentest forth to save thy people, to save thy Messiah; thou didst crush the head from the house of the unjust, making naked the foundation, even to the neck. Silence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/habakkuk/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people: for salvation with thy Christ. Thou struckest the head of the house of the wicked: thou hast laid bare his foundation even to the neck. <a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You have gone forth for the salvation of your people, for salvation with your Christ. You struck the head of the house of the impious. You have laid bare his foundation all the way to the neck. <a href="/nabre/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Bible</a> You came forth to save your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the back of the wicked, you laid him bare, bottom to neck. Selah <a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You came forth to save your people, to save your anointed. You crushed the head of the wicked house, laying it bare from foundation to roof. Selah<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thou wentest forth to save thy people and to save thine anointed; thou didst cut off the head out of the house of the wicked, thou hast laid him bare from his foundations even to the neck for ever. <a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You went out to save your people and to save your Anointed One. You cut off the head of the house of the Evil One, and you stripped him from his foundation and unto his neck for the eternities!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/habakkuk/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thou art come forth for the deliverance of Thy people, For the deliverance of Thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked, Uncovering the foundation even unto the neck. Selah <a href="/sep/habakkuk/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, to save thine anointed: thou shalt bring death on the heads of transgressors; thou has brought bands upon their neck. Pause. <a href="/parallel/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Habakkuk's Prayer</a> …12You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. 13<a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">You went forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3468.htm" title="3468: lə·yê·ša‘ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare. Or yeshai; from yasha'; liberty, deliverance, prosperity.">for the salvation</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of Your people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3468.htm" title="3468: lə·yê·ša‘ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare. Or yeshai; from yasha'; liberty, deliverance, prosperity.">to save</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā (Adj-msc:: 2ms) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">Your anointed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: mā·ḥaṣ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">You crushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the head</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6168.htm" title="6168: ‘ā·rō·wṯ (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To be naked or bare. A primitive root; to be bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish.">and stripped him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·wār (N-ms) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">from head</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3247.htm" title="3247: yə·sō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Foundation, base. From yacad; a foundation.">toe.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> 14With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-18</a> Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. / The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. ... <a href="/psalms/18-47.htm">Psalm 18:47-50</a> the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me, / who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. / Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. ... <a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">Psalm 68:19-23</a> Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah / Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. / Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways. ... <a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5-6</a> The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a> but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9-10</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. / And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. <a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15</a> I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.” <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10-11</a> And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God. / They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death. <a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a> Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a> And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival. <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a> And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a> Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You went forth for the salvation of your people, even for salvation with your anointed; you wounded the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation to the neck. Selah.wentest.<a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13,14</a> And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever… <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1,2</a> Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea… <a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7,19-23</a> O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: … with.<a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a> Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.<a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Psalm 89:19-21</a> Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people… <a href="/psalms/99-6.htm">Psalm 99:6</a> Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.thou woundedst.<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29,30</a> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle… <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Joshua 10:11,24,42</a> And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword… <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Joshua 11:8,12</a> And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining… discovering.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Family</a> <a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Uncovering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Wentest</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Wounding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/4-14.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/malachi/4-3.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">Family</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Head</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/matthew/18-6.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Open</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-18.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/matthew/27-28.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/revelation/19-16.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/luke/2-32.htm">Uncovering</a> <a href="/acts/11-3.htm">Wentest</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/acts/21-13.htm">Wounding</a><div class="vheading2">Habakkuk 3</div>1. <a href="/habakkuk/3-1.htm">Habakkuk, in his prayer, trembles at God's majesty.</a> 17. <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">The confidence of his faith.</a> </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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Throughout the Old Testament, God is depicted as a deliverer, rescuing Israel from various oppressors, such as in the Exodus from Egypt. This action underscores God's covenant faithfulness and His commitment to the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The imagery of God "going forth" suggests a divine warrior leading His people to victory, a theme common in the Psalms and prophetic literature.to save Your anointed The term "anointed" often refers to kings in the Old Testament, particularly those from the line of David, who were chosen by God to lead His people. This can also be seen as a messianic reference, pointing to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Anointed One, who brings salvation not only to Israel but to all humanity. The anointing signifies God's choice and empowerment for a specific purpose, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God's redemptive plan through His chosen leaders.You crushed the head of the house of the wicked This phrase evokes the imagery of a decisive victory over evil, reminiscent of the promise in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. It signifies God's judgment against those who oppose His will and oppress His people. Historically, this could refer to specific enemies of Israel, such as the Canaanite kings or later oppressors like Babylon. Theologically, it points to the ultimate defeat of Satan and evil through Christ's victory on the cross.and stripped him from head to toe This imagery of stripping suggests total defeat and humiliation of the enemy. In ancient Near Eastern culture, stripping a defeated foe was a common practice, symbolizing complete conquest and the removal of power and dignity. This phrase emphasizes the thoroughness of God's judgment against the wicked, leaving them utterly exposed and powerless. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice in dealing with those who oppose His purposes.Selah The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to indicate a pause for reflection or musical interlude. In this context, it invites the reader to pause and consider the magnitude of God's actions and His faithfulness in delivering His people. It serves as a moment to meditate on the themes of salvation, judgment, and the ultimate victory of God over evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/habakkuk.htm">Habakkuk</a> A prophet in the Old Testament who dialogues with God about the justice and faithfulness of God amidst the wickedness of Judah and the impending Babylonian invasion. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this passage, depicted as a divine warrior who acts for the salvation of His people. 3. <a href="/topical/y/your_people.htm">Your People</a> Refers to the Israelites, God's chosen people, whom He is committed to saving. 4. <a href="/topical/y/your_anointed.htm">Your Anointed</a> This term can refer to the king of Israel, the nation itself, or prophetically to the Messiah, who is anointed by God for a special purpose. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_wicked.htm">The House of the Wicked</a> Represents the enemies of God and His people, often interpreted as the Babylonians in the context of Habakkuk, but also symbolically as any force opposing God's will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_as_a_divine_warrior.htm">God as a Divine Warrior</a> God actively intervenes in history to protect and save His people. This assures believers of His power and commitment to their salvation. <a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One</a> The term "anointed" can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ, the ultimate Anointed One, who brings salvation to all who believe. <a href="/topical/v/victory_over_evil.htm">Victory Over Evil</a> The imagery of crushing the head of the wicked assures us of God's ultimate victory over evil. Believers can live with confidence in God's justice and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite circumstances, God remains faithful to His promises. This encourages believers to trust in God's timing and methods. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The passage reminds us of the spiritual battle believers face and the assurance of victory through God's power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_habakkuk_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 3</a> <a href="/q/types_of_psalms.htm">What are the different types of Psalms?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_eternal_damnation_mean.htm">What does eternal damnation mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_main_message_of_habakkuk.htm">What is the main message of Habakkuk?</a> <a href="/q/why_use_evil_for_judgment,_god.htm">If God is 'too pure to look on evil' (Habakkuk 1:13), why does He use a ruthless nation as His instrument of judgment?</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>(13) Thou wentest.--Here the verbs, though past, are best rendered by the English present.Even for salvation . . .--Better, even for the salvation of Thine anointed--scil., Thy chosen people, as also, perhaps, in <a href="/psalms/105-15.htm" title="Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.">Psalm 105:15</a>. The rendering of the Authorised Version has the support of Aquila and the Quinta. It is a possible rendering, but few impartial Hebraists will deny that the other is preferable. In the last half of the verse two figures are blended--those of a house and a human body. Literally, it runs, Thou crushest the head of the house of the wicked (comp. <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm" title="He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.">Psalm 110:6</a>), laying bare the foundation even to the neck. The obvious meaning is that the house or race of the Chaldaeans is to be destroyed, "root and branch."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Thou wentest forth. The prophet specifies the end which these manifestations were designed to effect. God is said to "go forth" when he intervenes for the aid of his people, as <a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a>. For salvation with thine anointed; In salutem cum Christo tuo (Vulgate); τοῦ σῶσαι τὸν χριστὸν σου (τοὺς χριστούς σου, Alex., Sin.), "to save thine anointed" (Septuagint). If the signification of the word "with" (eth) be pressed, the passage is taken to mean that, as God manifested himself in old time for the salvation of his people with his chosen "Christ," Moses; so he will hereafter reveal his power for the destruction of the Chaldeans with his chosen "Christ," Cyrus. But this is too definite, and cannot be shown to be intended. The "anointed one," again, is not the nation of Israel, for the term is always applied to a single individual and never to the people collectively; so here it is the theocratic king who is meant - first, the representative of David; and secondly, the Messiah. God reveals himself for the salvation of his people in union with the work especially of his anointed Son, Christ. This is how the passage is taken by Eusebius ('Dem. Evang.,' 4:16), Αἰς σωτηρίαν λαον σου σὺν Ξριστῷ σου. It must be confessed, however, that most modern commentaters translate, "for the salvation of thy anointed," taking the last expression (contrary to all usage) to mean the Israelites, as being a kingdom and nation of priests (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>). In this case the present clause is merely a repetition of the preceding one. Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked; thou dashest in pieces the head. As in the following clause the metaphor of a house is plainly employed, "the head" must be taken for the gable or topmost ridge. "The house of the wicked" is an allegorical description of the Chaldaic dominion and its king; and the prophet declares that God will smite with destruction both the ungodly monarch and the kingdom that opposes itself. Some commentators see here an allusion to the primeval sentence (<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>): others to the destruction of the Egyptians' firstborn; others to the incident of Jael and Sisera (<a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Judges 5:26</a>). If the prophet's language was influenced by any of these matters, his view and his oracle are concerned with the mighty future. The LXX. has, "Thou wilt east death upon the heads of the evil." By discovering (literally, making naked) the foundations unto the neck. "By" is better omitted. Keil supposes that "the neck" is the central part of the house, looking from the gable downwards; though why this should be so called is not apparent; and the wording of the original, "the foundations even to the neck," compels us to connect the two words together, and will not allow us to interpret "the neck" of some higher part of the building. The general meaning is plain - the metaphorical house is destroyed from summit to base, the destruction beginning at the gable is carried on to the very foundations According to this view, "the neck" should mean the very lowest basis of the walls. Henderson (after Capellus and others) suggests that we should read "rock," a word derived from the same root. Septuagint, Ἐξήγειρας δεσμοὺς ἕως τραχήλου, "Thou didst raise chains unto the neck." It is possible that the mention of "the head," just above, has led the prophet to use the term "neck" in order to express the utter destruction of the whole body. Selah. Another solemn pause ensues. <a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You went forth יָצָ֙אתָ֙ (yā·ṣā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim for the salvation לְיֵ֣שַׁע (lə·yê·ša‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3468.htm">Strong's 3468: </a> Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare of Your people, עַמֶּ֔ךָ (‘am·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock to save לְיֵ֖שַׁע (lə·yê·ša‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3468.htm">Strong's 3468: </a> Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare Your anointed. מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ (mə·šî·ḥe·ḵā) Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah You crushed מָחַ֤צְתָּ (mā·ḥaṣ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy the head רֹּאשׁ֙ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of the house מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the wicked רָשָׁ֔ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person and stripped him עָר֛וֹת (‘ā·rō·wṯ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6168.htm">Strong's 6168: </a> To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish from head צַוָּ֖אר (ṣaw·wār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> The back of the neck to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while foot. יְס֥וֹד (yə·sō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3247.htm">Strong's 3247: </a> Foundation, base Selah סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> Suspension, pause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:13 You went forth for the salvation (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:14" /></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>