Habakkuk 3:9
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?
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
- KJV
- Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
- WEB
- You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.
- ASV
- Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
- DARBY
- Thy bow was made naked, The rods [of discipline] sworn according to [thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
- BLB
- Your bow was uncovered [with] nakedness speech was sworn [for] arrows. Selah With rivers You split the earth;
- ÅB
- Bar og naken er din bue - dine dere til stammene, ditt ord[^3]! - Sela. Til elver kløver du jorden.
- OTB
- Du avdekket Din bue,
og kalte på mange piler.
Sela Du kløvde jorden med elver. - B1930
- Bar og naken er din bue - dine eder til stammene, ditt ord! - Sela. Til elver kløver du jorden. / < blir nu synlig fullbyrdet.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 7:12–13
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
Read in contextPsalms 105:41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
Read in contextPsalms 78:15–16
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Read in contextLuke 1:72–75
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
Read in contextExodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:23
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:9–10
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
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