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Habakkuk 3:16-18
King James Version
Habakkuk 3:16-18
King James Version
16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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Habakkuk 3:16-18
New International Version
Habakkuk 3:16-18
New International Version
16 I heard and my heart pounded,
my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
and my legs trembled.(A)
Yet I will wait patiently(B) for the day of calamity
to come on the nation invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,(C)
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,(D)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(E)
I will be joyful in God my Savior.(F)
Habakkuk 3:16-18
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)I hear, and (B)my body trembles;
my lips quiver at the sound;
(C)rottenness enters into my bones;
my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet (D)I will quietly wait for the day of trouble
to come upon people who invade us.
Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord
17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 (E)yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
(F)I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Habakkuk 3:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Habakkuk’s Confidence in God Expressed
16 I heard, and I trembled within;(A)
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress(B)
to come against the people invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though the flocks disappear from the pen
and there are no herds in the stalls,
18 yet I will celebrate in the Lord;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!(C)
Habakkuk 3:16-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
Habakkuk 3:16-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 I heard and my [a]inward parts (A)trembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my (B)bones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must (C)wait quietly for the day of distress,
[b]For the (D)people to arise who will invade us.
17 Though the (E)fig tree should not blossom
And there be no [c]fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the (F)olive should fail
And the fields produce no food,
Though the (G)flock should be cut off from the fold
And there be (H)no cattle in the stalls,
18 Yet I will (I)exult in the Lord,
I will (J)rejoice in the (K)God of my salvation.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:16 Lit belly
- Habakkuk 3:16 Or To come upon the people who will
- Habakkuk 3:17 Lit produce
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