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

5As he marches to war, bad disease marches with him. 6God stands ready to fight, and he causes the earth to shake. He looks at the nations and they shake with fear. The very old mountains break into pieces. The old hills fall down flat. He travels on roads that have been there for ever. I see the tents where Cushan's people live, and the people are afraid. The people in Midian are shaking with fear. 8Was it the rivers that made you angry, Lord? Did the sea make you so angry? You rode on your chariots as horses pulled them! You rode into battle to win against your enemies. 9You have prepared your bow. You are ready to shoot your arrows. Selah. You send rivers of water to cut the earth into pieces.

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 15:14The people of other nations will hear what you have done. They will be very afraid. The people who live in Philistia will shake with fear.
• Numbers 22:3The people in Moab were afraid because there were so many Israelites. All the people in Moab became very afraid of the Israelites.
• Joshua 2:10We heard how the Lord caused the water of the Red Sea to become dry. In that way he brought you out of Egypt. We heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites. We heard how you destroyed them completely on the east side of the Jordan River.
• Joshua 9:24The Gibeonites said to Joshua, ‘We heard about the command that the Lord your God had given to his servant, Moses. We know that he told Moses to take the whole of our land for you to live in. We know that you must kill all the people who live there now. Because of that, we were very afraid that you would kill us. That is why we did what we did.
• Genesis 10:6These are the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
• Genesis 25:1Abraham then married another woman. Her name was Keturah.
• Numbers 31:2‘You must punish the Midianites because they caused the Israelites to worship idols. After you have done that, you will die.’
• Psalms 83:5They agree together what they will do. They join one another to fight 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