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Habakkuk 3:9
9Your 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].
Habakkuk 3:9 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. You split the earth with rivers;
- English Standard Version (ESV)You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers.
Context of Habakkuk 3:9
7I [Habakkuk, in my vision] saw the tents of Cushan under distress; The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling. 8Did 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? 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]. 10The 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. 11The 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.
Read all of Habakkuk 3Habakkuk 3:9 word by word
עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thy bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
- was made quiteעֶרְיָה‛eryâh · nakednessH6181
- nakedעוּר‛ûr · be exposedH5783
- to the oathsשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
- of the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: arrowH4294
- wordאֹמֶר'ômer · wordH562
- Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
- Thou didst cleaveבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- with riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:9
- Deuteronomy 32:23‘I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.
- Psalms 7:12If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.
- Psalms 35:1Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength and might, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the ancient days, as in the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab (Egypt) in pieces, Who pierced the dragon [of Egypt]?
- Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared His holy arm (His infinite power) Before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whom Israel is redeemed from captivity], That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
- Lamentations 2:4He has bent His bow like an enemy; He has set His right hand like an adversary And slain all that were delightful and pleasing to the eye; In the tent of the Daughter of Zion He has poured out His wrath like fire.
- Genesis 15:18On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
- Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
- Genesis 22:16and said, “By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the Lord, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
- Genesis 26:3Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
- Genesis 28:13And behold, the Lord stood above and around him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your [father’s] father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land [of promise] on which you are lying.
- Psalms 105:8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,
- Luke 1:72To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made the promise to Abraham, He swore [an oath] by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,
- Psalms 143:6I reach out my hands to You; My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.
- Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; there you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may [have something to] drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thy bow was made quite naked - That is, it was drawn out of its case; as the arrows had their quiver, so the bows had their cases. A fine oriental bow and bow-case, with quiver and arrows, are now before me; they show with what propriety Jehovah is represented as taking his bow out of its case, in order to set his arrow upon the cord, to shoot at his enemies. It is not the drawing out, or making bare the arrow, that is mentioned here; but the taking the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thy bow was made quite naked - The word is repeated for emphasis. Literally, (In) “nakedness, it was laid naked;” the sheath being laid aside and cast away, as Isaiah says, Isaiah 22:6. “Kir laid bare the shield.” Gregory, Mor. xix. 9. n. 54, Compare Augustine in Psalm 64:7, “as with a swift arrow,” because men regard them not, coming from a bow at a distance which they see not. His more signal judgments He makes bare in sight of all. According to the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-15Verses 3-15 God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading them with God in prayer. The resemblance between the Babylonish and Egyptian captivities, naturally presents itself to the mind, as well as the possibility of a like deliverance through the power of Jehovah. God appeared in his glory. All the powers of nature are shaken, and the course of nature…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Only God controls the forces of the natural world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. bow ... made ... naked--that is, was drawn forth from its cover, in which bows usually were cased when not in use. Compare Is 22:6, "Kir uncovered the shield." according to the oaths of the tribes even thy word--that is, Thy oaths of promise to the tribes of Israel (Psa 77:8; Lu 1:73, 74). Habakkuk shows that God's miraculous interpositions for His people were not limited to one time, but that God's oaths to His people are sure ground for their always…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Habakkuk 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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