Revised Literal Translation
Habakkuk 3:6
6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Habakkuk 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
- New International Version (NIV)He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed— but he marches on forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
Context of Habakkuk 3:6
4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. 5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 8Was Yhwh displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
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עָמַ֣ד׀ וַיְמֹ֣דֶד אֶ֗רֶץ רָאָה֙ וַיַּתֵּ֣ר גּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ הַרְרֵי־עַ֔ד שַׁח֖וּ גִּבְע֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם הֲלִיכ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- He stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- and measuredמוּדmûd · to shakeH4128
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- he beheldרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and drove asunderנָתַרnâthar · to startH5425
- the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- and the everlastingעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
- mountainsהָרָרhârâr · mountainH2042
- were scatteredפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
- the perpetualעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- did bowשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
- his waysהֲלִיכָהhălîykâh · walkH1979
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:6
- Exodus 15:17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Yhwh, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
- Exodus 21:31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
- Numbers 34:1And Yhwh spake unto Moses, saying,
- Deuteronomy 32:8When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
- Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
- Joshua 10:42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Yhwh God of Israel fought for Israel.
- Joshua 11:18Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
- Nehemiah 9:22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
- Psalms 135:8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
- Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
- Genesis 49:26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
- Deuteronomy 33:15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
- Judges 5:5The mountains melted from before Yhwh, even that Sinai from before Yhwh God of Israel.
- Psalms 68:16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, Yhwh will dwell in it for ever.
- Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
- Isaiah 64:1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6He stood, and measured the earth - ארץ erets, the land; he divided the promised land among the twelve tribes. This is the allusion; and this the prophet had in his eye. God not only made a general assignment of the land to the Hebrews; but he even divided it into such portions as the different families required. Here were both power and condescension. When a conqueror had subdued a country, he divided it among his soldiers. Among the Romans, those among…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He stood - It is “a metaphor of his giving victory to Israel” Tanchum. And measured - So Kimchi, A. E., Rashi, Tanchum, Vulgate. It is borne out by Hithpolel. “extended himself,” 1 Kings 17:21. By an interchange of dentals; מוד might be = מוט, and so the Aramaic and the Septuagint but in no other case do the two forms co-exist in Hebrew. The earth - Joshua, after he had conquered the land, meted it out and divided it among the people. He who should come…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. 5-6God is the divine warrior who helps his people (see Habakkuk 3:8–15; see also Isaiah 63:1–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He stood, and measured the earth--Jehovah, in His advance, is represented as stopping suddenly, and measuring the earth with His all-seeing glance, whereat there is universal consternation. Maurer, from a different root, translates, "rocked the earth"; which answers better to the parallel "drove asunder"; the Hebrew for which latter, however, may be better translated, "made to tremble." everlasting mountains--which have ever been remembered as…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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