Habakkuk 3:16

Habakkuk 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.

Context of Habakkuk 3:16

14With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. 15You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters. I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us. 17Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Habakkuk 3:16 word by word

שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀ וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗י לְקוֹל֙ צָלֲל֣וּ שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י אֶרְגָּ֑ז אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֙וּחַ֙ לְי֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה לַעֲל֖וֹת לְעַ֥ם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my bellyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: bodyH990
• trembledרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• my lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• quiveredצָלַלtsâlal · to tingleH6750
• at the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• rottennessרָקָבrâqâb · rottennessH7538
• enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• in myself, that I might restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• when he cometh upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• unto the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• he will invade them with his troopsגּוּדgûd · to raidH1464

Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:16

• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, 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.
• Habakkuk 1:5“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
• Jeremiah 23:9Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words.
• Ezekiel 3:14The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me.
• Daniel 8:27I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
• Daniel 10:8So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.
• Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
• Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.
• Jeremiah 15:10Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth, a man with whom the whole land strives and contends! I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
• Jeremiah 45:3You said, ‘Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.’
• Ezekiel 9:4and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you
• Habakkuk 1:6I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16When I heard, my belly trembled - The prophet, having finished his account of the wonders done by Jehovah, in bringing their fathers from Egypt into the promised land, now returns to the desolate state of his countrymen, who are shortly to be led into captivity, and suffer the most grievous afflictions; and although he had a sure word of prophecy that they should be ultimately delivered, yet the thoughts of the evils they must previously endure filled his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16When I heard - , better, “I heard and … ” The prophet sums up, resuming that same declaration with which he had begun, “I heard, I was afraid.” Only now he expresses far more strongly both his awe at God‘s judgments and his hopes. He had just beheld the image of the destruction of Pharaoh, the end of the brief triumphing of the wicked and of the trials of God‘s people. But awful as are all the judgments of God upon the enemies of His people, it was not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear. The prophet looked back upon the experiences of the church in former ages, and observed what great things God had done for them, and so was not only recovered, but filled with holy joy. He resolved to delight and triumph in the Lord; for when all is gone, his God is not gone. Destroy the vines and the fig-trees, and you make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Even though realizing God's great power made Habakkuk tremble and lose strength, he would wait quietly for God's judgment (see Habakkuk 2:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. When I heard ... trembled--namely, at the judgments which God had declared (Ha 1:1-17) were to be inflicted on Judea by the Chaldeans. belly--The bowels were thought by the Hebrews to be the seat of yearning compassion (Jr 31:20). Or "heard" may refer to Ha 3:2, "When I heard as to Jehovah's coming interposition for Israel against the Chaldeans being still at some distance" (Ha 2:3); so also the voice" [Maurer]. at the voice--of the divine…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