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15 Then your chariots churned
    the waters of the sea.

Habakkuk's Response to God's Message

16 When I heard this message,[a]
I felt weak from fear,
    and my lips quivered.
My bones seemed to melt,
    and I stumbled around.
But I will patiently wait.
Someday those vicious enemies
    will be struck by disaster.[b]

Trust in a Time of Trouble

17 Fig trees may no longer bloom,
    or vineyards produce grapes;
olive trees may be fruitless,
    and harvest time a failure;
sheep pens may be empty,
    and cattle stalls vacant—

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Footnotes

  1. 3.16 heard this message: Or “saw this vision.”
  2. 3.16 I will … disaster: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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