New American Standard Bible 2020
Habakkuk 3:2
2Lord, I have 1heard 2the report about You, and 3I was 4afraid. Lord, 5revive 6Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember 78mercy.
Habakkuk 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
Context of Habakkuk 3:2
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. Lord, I have heard the report about You, and I was afraid. Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember mercy. 3God comes from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens, And the earth is full of His praise. 4His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.
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יְהוָ֗ה שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי שִׁמְעֲךָ֮ יָרֵאתִי֒ יְהוָ֗ה פָּֽעָלְךָ֙ בְּקֶ֤רֶב שָׁנִים֙ חַיֵּ֔יהוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב שָׁנִ֖ים תּוֹדִ֑יעַ בְּרֹ֖גֶז רַחֵ֥ם תִּזְכּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- the reportשֵׁ֫מַעshêma‛ · reportH8088
- Your workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
- in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
- of the yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- makeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- In angerרֹ֫גֶזrôgez · turmoilH7267
- rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:2
- Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and my inner parts trembled; At the sound, my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble; Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will attack us.
- Habakkuk 1:5“Look among the nations! Watch! Be horrified! Be frightened speechless! For I am accomplishing a work in your days-- You would not believe it even if you were told!
- Exodus 9:20Everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses;
- 2 Chronicles 34:27“Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes, and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,” declares the Lord.
- Job 4:12“Now a word was brought to me secretly, And my ear received a whisper of it.
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles from the fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
- Isaiah 66:2For My hand made all these things, So all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But I will look to this one, At one who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who trembles at My word.
- Jeremiah 36:21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it to the king as well as to all the officials who were standing beside the king.
- Daniel 8:17So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face; and he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
- Hebrews 12:21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; For all the nations will come and worship before You, For Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
- Romans 10:16However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
- Ezra 9:8But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, so that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.
- Psalms 85:6Will You not revive us again, So that Your people may rejoice in You?
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2In the midst of the years - שנים בקרב bekereb shanim, "As the years approach." The nearer the time, the clearer and fuller is the prediction; and the signs of the times show that the complete fulfillment is at hand. But as the judgments will be heavy, (and they are not greater than we deserve), yet, Lord, in the midst of wrath - infliction of punishment - remember mercy, and spare the souls that return unto thee with humiliation and prayer.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O Lord, I have heard - i. e., with the inward ear of the heart, “Thy speech,” (rather as English margin, Thy report, i. e., the report of Thee) i. e., what may he heard and known of God, or, what he had himself heard. The word contains in one both what God had lately declared to the prophet, the judgments of God upon the wicked of the people, and upon those who, with their own injustice, done upon them the righteous judgments of God, and that the work of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Habakkuk stands in awe before the LORD, who sits enthroned in his holy temple (Habakkuk 2:20). Because Judah will soon face punishment, Habakkuk prays to God. He asks the Lord, who acted powerfully to save Israel in the past, to act again. Habakkuk asks God to make his work of salvation known once more (see also Psalm 77).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I have heard thy speech--Thy revelation to me concerning the coming chastisement of the Jews [Calvin], and the destruction of their oppressors. This is Habakkuk's reply to God's communication [Grotius]. Maurer translates, "the report of Thy coming," literally, "Thy report." and was afraid--reverential fear of God's judgments (Ha 3:16). revive thy work--Perfect the work of delivering Thy people, and do not let Thy promise lie as if it were dead, but…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Habakkuk 3:2 Job 42:5 ↩
- 2. Habakkuk 3:2 Or Your report ↩
- 3. Habakkuk 3:2 Or I am in awe, O Lord, of Your work; In the midst of the years revive it, ↩
- 4. Habakkuk 3:2 Ps 119:120; Jer 10:7 ↩
- 5. Habakkuk 3:2 Ps 71:20; 85:6 ↩
- 6. Habakkuk 3:2 Ps 44:1-8; Hab 1:5 ↩
- 7. Habakkuk 3:2 Or compassion ↩
- 8. Habakkuk 3:2 Num 14:19; 2 Sam 24:15-17; Is 54:8 ↩
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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