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Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>his</i> brightness was as the light; he had horns <i>coming</i> out of his hand: and there <i>was</i> the hiding of his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>His</i> brightness was like the light; He had rays <i>flashing</i> from His hand, And there His power <i>was</i> hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>His</i> radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays <i>flashing</i> from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And there is the hiding of His power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>His</i> radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays <i>flashing</i> from His hand, And there is the hiding of His power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>His</i> brightness is like the sunlight; He has rays <i>flashing</i> from His hand, And there is the hiding of His strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/habakkuk/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />His brightness is like the sunlight; He has [bright] rays <i>flashing</i> from His hand, And there [in the sunlike splendor] is the hiding place of His power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/habakkuk/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His brilliance is like light; rays are flashing from his hand. This is where his power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His brilliance is like light; rays are flashing from His hand. This is where His power is hidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/habakkuk/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And his brightness was as the light; He had rays coming forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/habakkuk/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your glory shone like the sun, and light flashed from your hands, hiding your mighty power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And his brightness was as the light; he had rays coming forth from his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/habakkuk/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His brightness is like the sunlight. Rays of light [stream] from his hand. That is where his power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/habakkuk/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He comes with the brightness of lightning; light flashes from his hand, there where his power is hidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/habakkuk/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His radiance is like sunlight; beams of light shine from his hand, where his strength lays hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/habakkuk/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/habakkuk/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He is as bright as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. This is the outward display of his power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/habakkuk/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was the hiding of his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/habakkuk/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the brightness is as the light, "" He has rays out of His hand, "" And there—the hiding of His strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/habakkuk/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/habakkuk/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the brightness will be as the light; horns to him from his hand; and he set the hiding of his strength.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/habakkuk/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His brightness shall be as the light; horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His brightness shall be like the light; horns are in his hands. There, his strength has been hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />his splendor spread like the light. He raised his horns high, he rejoiced on the day of his strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The brightness was like the sun; rays came forth from his hand, where his power lay hidden.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And his brightness was as the light; in the city which his hands had established shall he store his power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And his brightness shall be as the light; in the city of his hands he shall establish his strength in the region<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/habakkuk/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And a brightness appeareth as the light; Rays hath He at His side; And there is the hiding of His power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/habakkuk/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />His excellence covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness shall be as light; <i>there were</i> horns in his hands, and he caused a mighty love of his strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=465" 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">3</span>God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5051.htm" title="5051: wə·nō·ḡah (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Brightness. From nagahh; brilliancy.">His radiance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: kā·’ō·wr (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">like the sunlight;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·na·yim (N-fd) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">rays flashed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from His hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ʿuz·zōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">His power</a> <a href="/hebrew/2253.htm" title="2253: ḥeḇ·yō·wn (N-msc) -- A hiding, hiding place. From chabah; a concealment.">is hidden.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.…<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="/exodus/34-29.htm">Exodus 34:29-30</a></span><br />And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. / Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></span><br />He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a></span><br />He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27-28</a></span><br />From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3</a></span><br />As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a></span><br />He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a></span><br />His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-9.htm">Luke 2:9</a></span><br />Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Psalm 18:12</a></span><br />From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.</p><p class="hdg">brightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a></b></br> And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-20.htm">Exodus 14:20</a></b></br> And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness <i>to them</i>, but it gave light by night <i>to these</i>: so that the one came not near the other all the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-12.htm">Nehemiah 9:12</a></b></br> Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.</p><p class="hdg">horns coming out of his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/26-14.htm">Job 26:14</a></b></br> Lo, these <i>are</i> parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a></b></br> The name of the LORD <i>is</i> a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Flashed</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Flashing</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Light</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Radiance</a> <a href="/job/41-18.htm">Rays</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">Sunlight</a> <a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Veiled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/luke/5-27.htm">Flashed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Flashing</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Light</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Radiance</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Rays</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-16.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Sunlight</a> <a href="/mark/16-2.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Veiled</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/habakkuk/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>His radiance</b><br />The Hebrew word for "radiance" is "nogah," which conveys a sense of brightness or splendor. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe the glory of God, reflecting His divine presence and majesty. In the context of Habakkuk, this radiance signifies God's overwhelming holiness and purity, which is both awe-inspiring and fearsome. Historically, the imagery of light is frequently associated with God's presence, as seen in the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>) and the Shekinah glory in the temple (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>).<p><b>was like the sunlight</b><br />The comparison to "sunlight" emphasizes the intensity and brilliance of God's glory. The sun, being the most powerful source of light known to humanity, serves as a fitting metaphor for God's unmatched power and presence. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sun was often revered as a deity, but here, the prophet Habakkuk uses it to illustrate the supremacy of the one true God over all creation. This imagery also evokes the idea of God as the ultimate source of life and truth, dispelling darkness and bringing clarity.<p><b>rays flashed from His hand</b><br />The "rays" or "horns" (Hebrew: "qeren") that flash from God's hand symbolize His active power and might. In the ancient world, horns were symbols of strength and authority, often used to depict kings and deities. The hand of God is a common biblical motif representing His action and intervention in the world. This phrase suggests that God's power is not only inherent but also dynamic and effective, reaching out to accomplish His purposes. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His ability to intervene in human history with decisive force.<p><b>where His power is hidden</b><br />The notion of God's power being "hidden" speaks to the mystery and incomprehensibility of His divine nature. While God's actions and presence can be perceived, the full extent of His power remains beyond human understanding. This hiddenness underscores the transcendence of God, who operates beyond the limits of human perception and comprehension. It also invites believers to trust in God's unseen hand at work, even when His ways are not immediately apparent. This concept is echoed in other scriptural passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, which remind us that God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/habakkuk/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">And his brightness was as the light. . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And a brightness shall there be, like sunlight, and rays are at His side; and there </span>[<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> in this radiance] <span class= "ital">is the tabernacle of His power.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His brightness was as the light;</span> <span class="accented">brightness appeareth like light</span>, The sunlight is meant, as <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Job 31:26</a>; <a href="/job/37-21.htm">Job 37:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4</a>. <span class="cmt_word">He had horns coming out of his hand;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> rays of light on either side. The comparison of the first rays of light to the horns of the gazelle, according to Keil, is common in Arabic poetry (comp. <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Exodus 34:29, 30</a>). In the original passage, <a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a>, we read, "At his right hand was a fiery Law unto them" - a reference to the two tables of stone, perhaps resplendent with light. The "hand" in our text is a general expression, and is not to be taken with any special reference to lightning launched by the hand (which is not a scriptural expression), nor to works effected by God's agency, but simply as signifying that the light of his presence streamed forth from both sides, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> everywhere. <span class="cmt_word">There was the hiding of his power.</span> There, in that ineffable light, was the hiding place of his majesty. He clothes himself with light as with a garment (<a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a>), and the splendour is the mantle of that presence which eye of man cannot behold (<a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Exodus 24:17</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a>). Farrar quotes <a href="/psalms/18-11.htm">Psalm 18:11</a>, "He made darkness his secret place;" and Milton - <p><span class="accented">"Dark with excess of light his skirts appear."</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">Αθετο ἀγάπησιν κραταιὰν ἰσχύος</span> <span class="greek">αὐτοῦ</span>, which rendering has arisen from taking the adverb <span class="accented">sham</span> as a verb (<span class="accented">sam</span>), and mistaking the meaning of the following word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/3-4.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">[His] radiance</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹ֙גַהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·ḡah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5051.htm">Strong's 5051: </a> </span><span class="str2">Brilliancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the sunlight;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּא֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kā·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rays [flashed]</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְנַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(qar·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from His hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His power</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻזֹּֽה׃‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(‘uz·zōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is hidden.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶבְי֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥeḇ·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2253.htm">Strong's 2253: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hiding, hiding place</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:4 His splendor is like the sunrise (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/habakkuk/3-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:5" /></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>