English Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:7
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I see the people of Cushan in distress, and the nation of Midian trembling in terror.
Context of Habakkuk 3:7
5Before him went pestilence, and plague followed at his heels. 6He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 8Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord? Was your anger against the rivers, or your indignation against the sea, when you rode on your horses, on your chariot of salvation? 9You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
Read all of Habakkuk 3Habakkuk 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 peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Numbers 22:3And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel.
- 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 the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction.
- Joshua 9:24They answered Joshua, "Because it was told to your servants for a certainty 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 from before you—so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing.
- Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
- Genesis 25:1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
- Numbers 31:2"Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people."
- Psalms 83:5For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant—
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
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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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