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set to music.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:1 Lit. prayer upon Shigionoth">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>LORD, as I listen to what has been said about you,</p> <p class="poetry2">I am afraid.</p> <p class="poetry2">LORD, revive your work throughout all of our lives—</p> <p class="poetry2">reveal yourself<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:2 The Heb. lacks yourself">b</a></span> throughout all of our lives—</p> <p class="poetry2">when you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:2 The Heb. lacks you">c</a></span> are angry,</p> <p class="poetry2">remember compassion.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>God comes from Teman<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 i.e. an Edomite desert town">d</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">the Holy One from Mount Paran.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 i.e. in the Sinai desert">e</a></span> </p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry2">His glory spreads throughout the heavens,</p> <p class="poetry2">and praises about him fill the earth.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>His radiance is like sunlight;</p> <p class="poetry2">beams of light shine<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 The Heb. lacks shine">f</a></span> from his hand,</p> <p class="poetry2">where his strength lays hidden.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Before him pestilence walks,</p> <p class="poetry2">and disease follows behind him.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:5 Lit. follows at his feet">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He stood up and shook the land;</p> <p class="poetry2">with his stare he startled the nations.</p> <p class="poetry2">The age-old mountains were shattered,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the ancient hilltops bowed down.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">His ways are eternal.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the tent curtains of the land of Midian in anguish.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Was the LORD displeased with the rivers?</p> <p class="poetry2">Was your anger directed<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:8 The Heb. lacks directed">h</a></span> against the watercourses</p> <p class="poetry2">or your wrath against the sea?</p> <p class="poetry2">Indeed, you rode upon your horses,</p> <p class="poetry2">upon your chariots of deliverance.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Your bow was exposed,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:9 The Heb. lacks your">i</a></span> arrows targeted by command.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry2">You split the earth with rivers.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>When the mountains looked upon you, they trembled;</p> <p class="poetry2">the overflowing water passed by,</p> <p class="poetry2">the ocean shouted,</p> <p class="poetry2">and its waves<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:10 Lit. hands">j</a></span> surged upward.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The sun and moon stand still in their orbits;</p> <p class="poetry2">at the glint of your arrows they speed along,</p> <p class="poetry2">even at the gleam of your flashing spear.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>You march through the land in righteous<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 The Heb. lacks righteous">k</a></span> indignation;</p> <p class="poetry2">you tread down the nations in anger.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You marched out to deliver your people,</p> <p class="poetry2">to deliver with your anointed.</p> <p class="poetry2">You struck the head of the house of the wicked;</p> <p class="poetry2">you stripped him naked from head to foot.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>With his own lances you pierced the heads of his warriors,</p> <p class="poetry2">who came out like a windstorm to scatter us<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:14 Lit. me">l</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">their joy is to devour the afflicted who are in hiding.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You rode on the sea with your horses,</p> <p class="poetry2">even riding<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:15 The Heb. lacks even riding">m</a></span> the crested waves of mighty waters.</p> <p class="heading">Habakkuk’s Response</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I heard and I trembled within.</p> <p class="poetry2">My lips quivered at the noise.</p> <p class="poetry2">My legs gave way beneath me,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:16 Lit. Rottenness enters my bones">n</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and I trembled.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">Nevertheless, I await the day of distress</p> <p class="poetry2">that will dawn on our invaders.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Even though the fig tree does not blossom,</p> <p class="poetry2">and there are no grapes on the vines;</p> <p class="poetry2">even if the olive harvest fails,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the fields produce nothing edible;</p> <p class="poetry2">even if the flock is snatched from the sheepfold,</p> <p class="poetry2">and there is no herd in the stalls—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry2">I will find my joy in the God who delivers me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/habakkuk/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The LORD God is my strength—</p> <p class="poetry2">he will make my feet like those of a deer,</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">equipping me to tread on my mountain heights.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 3:1 Lit. <i>prayer upon Shigionoth</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 3:2 The Heb. lacks <i>yourself</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 3:2 The Heb. lacks <i>you</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 3:3 i.e. an Edomite desert town<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 3:3 i.e. in the Sinai desert<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 3:4 The Heb. lacks <i>shine</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 3:5 Lit. <i>follows at his feet</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 3:8 The Heb. lacks <i>directed</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 3:9 The Heb. lacks <i>your</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 3:10 Lit. <i>hands</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 3:12 The Heb. lacks <i>righteous</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 3:14 Lit. <i>me</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 3:15 The Heb. lacks <i>even riding</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 3:16 Lit. <i>Rottenness enters my bones</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../habakkuk/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../zephaniah/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zephaniah 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zephaniah 1" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/habakkuk/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>