Habakkuk 3:7

Habakkuk 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
• New International Version (NIV)I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.

Context of Habakkuk 3:7

5Plague goes before him, and pestilence follows in his steps. 6He stands and shakes the earth; he looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart; the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient. I see the tents of Cushan in distress; the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble. 8Are you angry at the rivers, Lord? Is your wrath against the rivers? Or is your fury against the sea when you ride on your horses, your victorious chariot? 9You took the sheath from your bow; the arrows are ready to be used with an oath.Selah You split the earth with rivers.

Habakkuk 3:7 word by word

תַּ֣חַת אָ֔וֶן רָאִ֖יתִי אָהֳלֵ֣י כוּשָׁ֑ן יִרְגְּז֕וּן יְרִיע֖וֹת אֶ֥רֶץ מִדְיָֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of Cushanכּוּשָׁןkûshân · CushanH3572
• in afflictionאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: troubleH205
• the curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• did trembleרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264

Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:7

• Exodus 15:14When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Numbers 22:3Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous, and Moab dreaded the Israelites.
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan.
• Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites answered him, “It was clearly communicated to your servants that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Genesis 25:1Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah,
• Numbers 31:2“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
• Psalms 83:5For they have conspired with one mind; they form an alliance against you —

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction - Cush is Arabia. The Arabians dwelt in tents, hence they were called Scenitae. When the Lord appeared on Mount Sinai, the Arabs of the Red Sea abandoned their tents, being terror-struck; and the Midianites also were seized with fear. See the desolation wrought among this people by Phinehas, Numbers 31:1, etc., on account of their having enticed the Israelites to idolatry, Numbers 25:1, etc. Either Cush and Midian…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I saw - in prophetic vision 1 Kings 22:17. The tents of Cushan in (under) affliction - Upon the coming of the Lord there follows the visitation of those alien from Him.. Cushan-Rishathaim was the first, whose ambition God overruled to chasten His people Judges 3:8-10.. It has been remarked that as “king of Aram-Naharaim” or North Mesopotamia, he was probably sovereign of the Aram, from which Balak king of Moab, allied with Midian, sent for Balaam to curse…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. 7Midian was in the southern area east of the Jordan River (see Genesis 36:35). The nation was terrified by God's powerful presence (Habakkuk 3:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the tents--that is, the dwellers. Cushan--the same as Cush; made "Cush-an" to harmonize with "Midi-an" in the parallel clause. So Lotan is found in the Hebrew of Genesis for Lot. Bochart therefore considers it equivalent to Midian, or a part of Arabia. So in Nu 12:1, Moses' Midianite wife is called an Ethiopian (Hebrew, Cushite). Maurer thinks the dwellers on both sides of the Arabian Gulf, or Red Sea, are meant; for in Ha 3:6 God's everlasting or…Read the comment

Topics related to Habakkuk 3:7

• Cushan
• Ethiopia
• Midianites
• Readings, Select
• Tent

In the dictionaries

• Midian
• Midian; Midianites
• Midian, Midianite
• Arrow
• Curtain
• Cushan
• Ethiopia
• Hiding
• Joy
• Meat

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