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; pestilence marches right behind him. 6He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads. I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking. 8Is the Lord mad at the rivers? Are you angry with the rivers? Are you enraged at the sea? Is this why you climb into your horse-drawn chariots, your victorious chariots? 9Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth’s surface.

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 nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Numbers 22:3And the Moabites were greatly afraid of the people, because they were so numerous. The Moabites were sick with fear because of the Israelites.
• Joshua 2:10For we heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan.
• Joshua 9:24They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Genesis 25:1Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.
• Numbers 31:2“Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites – after that you will be gathered to your people.”
• Psalms 83:5Yes, they devise a unified strategy; 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