Habakkuk 3:17

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

16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

19 GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

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

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BSB
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
KJV
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:
WEB
For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls,
ASV
For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
DARBY
For though the fig-tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive-tree shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
BLB
Though the fig tree may not bud, and there be no fruit on the vines; though the work of the olive may fail, and the fields not produce food, though the flock is cut off from the fold, and there herd [is] in the stalls,
ÅB
For fikentreet springer ikke ut, og vintrærne bærer ikke, oljetreets frukt slår feil, og markene gir ingen føde; han[^7] har utryddet sauene av kveen, og det finnes ikke fe i fjøsene.
OTB
Selv om fikentreet ikke blomstrer,
og det ikke er druer på vintreet;
selv om olivenavlingen svikter,
og markene ikke gir mat;
selv om flokken forsvinner fra innhegningen,
og det ikke er storfe i fjøsene,
B1930
For fikentreet springer ikke ut, og vintrærne bærer ikke, oljetreets frukt slår feil, og markene gir ingen føde; han har utryddet fårene av kveen, og det finnes ikke fe i fjøsene. / < kaldeeren.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joel 1:16–18

    Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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  • Jeremiah 5:17

    They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

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  • Amos 4:6–10

    “I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:15–18

    If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

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  • Deuteronomy 28:30–41

    You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.

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  • Haggai 2:16–17

    from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.

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  • Joel 1:10–13

    The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.

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  • Jeremiah 14:2–8

    “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

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