Habakkuk 3
Amplified Bible
God’s Salvation of His People
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to [a]wild and enthusiastic music.
2
O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.
3
God [approaching from Sinai] comes from Teman (Edom),
And the Holy One from [b]Mount Paran. Selah ([c]pause, and calmly think of that).
His splendor and majesty covers the heavens
And the earth is full of His praise.
4
His brightness is like the sunlight;
He has [bright] rays flashing from His hand,
And there [in the sunlike splendor] is the hiding place of His power.
5
Before Him goes the pestilence [of judgment as in Egypt],
And [the burning] plague [of condemnation] follows at His feet [as in Sennacherib’s army].(A)
6
He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and startled the nations,
Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
7
I [Habakkuk, in my vision] saw the tents of Cushan under distress;
The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.
8
Did the Lord rage against the rivers,
Or was Your anger against the rivers,
Or was Your wrath against the [Red] Sea,
That You rode on Your horses,
On Your chariots of salvation?
9
Your bow was made bare;
The rods of chastisement were sworn. Selah (pause, calmly think of that).
You split the earth with rivers [bringing waters to dry places].(B)
10
The mountains saw You and [they] trembled and writhed [as if in pain];
The downpour of waters swept by [as a deluge].
The deep uttered its voice and raged,
It lifted its hands high.
11
The sun and moon stood in their places [as before Joshua];
They went away at the light of Your [swift] arrows,
At the radiance and gleam of Your glittering spear.(C)
12
In indignation You marched through the earth;
In anger You trampled and threshed the nations.
13
You went forth for the salvation of Your people,
For the salvation and rescue of Your anointed [people Israel].
You struck the [d]head from the house of the wicked
To lay him open from the thigh to the neck. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that).
14
With the enemy’s own spears, You pierced
The head of his hordes.
They stormed out to scatter us,
Rejoicing like those
Who secretly devour the oppressed [of Israel].
15
You have trampled on the sea with Your horses,
On the surge of many waters.(D)
16
I heard and my whole inner self trembled;
My lips quivered at the sound.
Decay and rottenness enter my bones,
And I tremble in my place.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.
17
Though the fig tree does not blossom
And there is no fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the olive fails
And the fields produce no food,
Though the flock is cut off from the fold
And there are no cattle in the stalls,
18
Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord;
I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation!(E)
19
The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army];
He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet
And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my [e]high places [of challenge and responsibility].
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1 Lit Shigionoth. The musical heading suggests that this chapter should be sung.
- Habakkuk 3:3 Located in the Sinai peninsula.
- Habakkuk 3:3 The exact meaning of selah is unknown; many think it calls for a pause in music.
- Habakkuk 3:13 Perhaps a reference to Pharaoh.
- Habakkuk 3:19 The troubled times of life may actually be the “high places” of spiritual growth for the believer who remains stable when tested by God.
Habackuk 3
Svenska Folkbibeln
Habackuks bön och lovsång
3 En bön av profeten Habackuk, till shigjonót.[a]
2 Herre, jag har hört budskapet om dig och jag bävar.
Herre, låt ditt verk få liv igen i våra dagar,
låt det bli känt i vår tid.
I din vrede må du tänka på att förbarma dig.
3 Gud kommer från Teman,
den Helige från berget Paran. Sela.
Hans härlighet övertäcker himlen,
av hans lov är jorden full.
4 Hans glans är som ljuset,
strålar går ut från hans hand,
där är hans styrka dold.
5 Framför honom går pest,
och brinnande feber följer i hans spår.
6 Han träder fram och jorden skakar,
för hans blick bävar hednafolken.
Urgamla berg splittras,
eviga höjder sjunker ner.
Hans vägar är eviga.
7 Jag ser Kushans hyddor i nöd,
tältdukarna i Midjans land darrar.
8 Är Herren förbittrad på floderna?
Är din vrede upptänd mot strömmarna
eller din förbittring mot havet,
när du far fram med dina hästar,
med dina segervagnar?
9 Avhöljd och blottad är din båge,
som edsvurna pilar är ditt ord. Sela.
Du låter floder klyva jorden.
10 Bergen ser dig och bävar,
störtregn forsar ner,
djupet låter höra sin röst,
mot höjden lyfter det sina händer.
11 Sol och måne står stilla i sin boning
vid skenet av dina pilar som far fram,
vid glansen av ditt blixtrande spjut.
12 I förbittring går du fram över jorden,
i vrede trampar du ner hednafolken.
13 Du drar ut för att frälsa ditt folk,
för att frälsa din smorde.
Du krossar taket på den ogudaktiges hus,
du bryter ner det från tinnarna till grunden. Sela.
14 Med hans egna spjut genomborrar du huvudet på hans krigare,
när de stormar fram för att fördriva mig.
Deras glädje är att i hemlighet sluka den betryckte.
15 Med dina hästar far du fram genom havet,
genom de stora vattnens svall.
16 Jag hör det och darrar i mitt innersta,
vid dånet skälver mina läppar.
Röta tränger in i benen i min kropp.
Jag darrar där jag står,
ty jag måste stilla vänta på olyckans dag,
att den skall komma över det folk som angriper oss.
17 Fikonträdet blomstrar inte mer,
och vinstocken ger ingen skörd.
Olivträdets frukt slår fel,
och fälten ger ingen föda.
Fåren rycks bort ur fållorna,
och ingen boskap finns i stallen.
18 Men jag vill jubla i Herren
och glädja mig i min frälsnings Gud.
19 Herren, Herren är min starkhet.
Han gör mina fötter som hjortens
och låter mig gå fram över mina höjder.
För sångmästaren, med mitt strängaspel.
Footnotes
- Habackuk 3:1 shigjonót Okänd musikterm.
Habakkuk 3
King James Version
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13 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.
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
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.
19 The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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