Habakkuk 3:9

Habakkuk 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
• New International Version (NIV)You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. You split the earth with rivers;
• English Standard Version (ESV)You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You brandished your bow and your quiver of arrows. You split open the earth with flowing rivers.

Context of Habakkuk 3:9

7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled. 8O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers, Was Your anger against the rivers, Was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation? Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers. 10The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high. 11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear.

Habakkuk 3:9 word by word

עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• was made quiteעֶרְיָה‛eryâh · nakednessH6181
• nakedעוּר‛ûr · be exposedH5783
• to the oathsשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• of the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: arrowH4294
• wordאֹמֶר'ômer · wordH562
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
• Thou didst cleaveבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• with riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104

Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:9

• Deuteronomy 32:23‘I will heap disasters on them; I will spend My arrows on them.
• Psalms 7:12If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.
• Psalms 35:1Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in the ancient days, In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent?
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.
• Lamentations 2:4Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow; With His right hand, like an adversary, He has slain all who were pleasing to His eye; On the tent of the daughter of Zion, He has poured out His fury like fire.
• Genesis 15:18On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates—
• Genesis 17:7And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
• Genesis 22:16and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—
• Genesis 26:3Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
• Genesis 28:13And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
• Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
• Luke 1:72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
• Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thy bow was made quite naked - That is, it was drawn out of its case; as the arrows had their quiver, so the bows had their cases. A fine oriental bow and bow-case, with quiver and arrows, are now before me; they show with what propriety Jehovah is represented as taking his bow out of its case, in order to set his arrow upon the cord, to shoot at his enemies. It is not the drawing out, or making bare the arrow, that is mentioned here; but the taking the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thy bow was made quite naked - The word is repeated for emphasis. Literally, (In) “nakedness, it was laid naked;” the sheath being laid aside and cast away, as Isaiah says, Isaiah 22:6. “Kir laid bare the shield.” Gregory, Mor. xix. 9. n. 54, Compare Augustine in Psalm 64:7, “as with a swift arrow,” because men regard them not, coming from a bow at a distance which they see not. His more signal judgments He makes bare in sight of all. According to the…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. 9-11Only God controls the forces of the natural world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. bow ... made ... naked--that is, was drawn forth from its cover, in which bows usually were cased when not in use. Compare Is 22:6, "Kir uncovered the shield." according to the oaths of the tribes even thy word--that is, Thy oaths of promise to the tribes of Israel (Psa 77:8; Lu 1:73, 74). Habakkuk shows that God's miraculous interpositions for His people were not limited to one time, but that God's oaths to His people are sure ground for their always…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