Habakkuk 3:13

Salvation God's power and sovereignty

¹¹ Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

¹² You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

¹⁴ With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

¹⁵ You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah
KJV: 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.
WEB: You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.
ASV: Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah.
DARBY: Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou didst smite off the head from the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation even to the neck. Selah.
BLB: You went forth for the salvation of Your people, for salvation with Your anointed; You struck the head of the house of the wicked, uncovering [him] from base to neck. Selah

ÅB: Du drar ut til frelse for ditt folk, til frelse for din salvede; du knuser taket på den ugudeliges[^4] hus, du avdekker grunnvollen like til halsen. Sela.
OTB: Du gikk ut for å frelse Ditt folk,
for å frelse Din salvede.
Du knuste hodet til ondskapens hus,
la ham bar fra fot til nakke. Sela
B1930: Du drar ut til frelse for ditt folk, til frelse for din salvede; du knuser taket på den ugudeliges hus, du avdekker grunnvollen like til halsen. Sela. / < kaldeerkongens.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 110:6
He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
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Psalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
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Exodus 14:13–14
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
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Joshua 11:12
Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
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Psalms 68:19–23
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
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Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
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Exodus 15:1–2
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
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Joshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
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