Tree of Life Version
Habakkuk 3:13
13You went out for the salvation of Your people—for the deliverance of Your anointed one. You shatter the head of the house of the wicked—to lay it bare from foundation up to the top. Selah
Habakkuk 3:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
Context of Habakkuk 3:13
11Sun and moon, stand in lofty abode. At the flash of Your arrows they go, at the radiance of the lightning of Your spear. 12With indignation You pace the land. With anger You thresh nations. You went out for the salvation of Your people—for the deliverance of Your anointed one. You shatter the head of the house of the wicked—to lay it bare from foundation up to the top. Selah 14You have pierced his chief rulers with his own staff— They stormed in to scatter me. Their exultation is like devouring the weak in secret. 15You marched forth, Your horses in the sea— much water foaming.
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יָצָ֙אתָ֙ לְיֵ֣שַׁע עַמֶּ֔ךָ לְיֵ֖שַׁע אֶת־מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ מָחַ֤צְתָּ רֹּאשׁ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע עָר֛וֹת יְס֥וֹד עַד־צַוָּ֖אר סֶֽלָה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou wentest forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- for the salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
- of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- with thine anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
- thou woundedstמָחַץmâchats · to woundH4272
- the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- out of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- by discoveringעָרָה‛ârâh · to uncoverH6168
- the foundationיְסוֹדyesôd · foundationH3247
- unto the neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
- Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:13
- Exodus 14:13But Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see the salvation of Adonai, which He will perform for you today. You have seen the Egyptians today, but you will never see them again, ever!
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Psalms 68:7God settles the lonely in a home. He leads prisoners out to prosperity. But the rebellious live in a parched land.
- Psalms 77:20Your way was in the sea, and Your path in the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not seen.
- Psalms 89:19For our shield belongs to Adonai, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among His kohanim—also Samuel among those calling on His Name. They called on Adonai and He answered them.
- Psalms 105:15“Touch not My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.”
- Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses: “Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put among them His Ruach ha-Kodesh?
- Exodus 12:29So it came about at midnight that Adonai struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn cattle.
- Joshua 10:11While they were fleeing before Israel down the descent of Beth-horon, Adonai cast down great stones from heaven on them all the way to Azekah so they died—more of them died from the hailstones than those Bnei-Yisrael killed with the sword.
- Joshua 11:8Then Adonai gave them into the hand of Israel, so they defeated them and chased them as far as Great Zidon and Misrephoth-maim, and up to the Valley of Mizpeh eastward. They struck them down until they left them no survivors.
- Psalms 18:37You broaden my steps beneath me, so my ankles have not slipped.
- Psalms 68:21God is for us—a God of deliverance. Adonai my Lord has escapes from death.
- Psalms 74:13You split the sea with Your power. You smashed the monsters’ heads in the waters.
- Psalms 110:6He will judge among the nations, heaping up corpses. He will crush heads over the entire land.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people - Their deliverance would not have been effected but through thy interference. For salvation with thine anointed - That is, with Joshua, whom God had anointed, or solemnly appointed to fill the place of Moses, and lead the people into the promised land. If we read, with the common text, משיחך meshichecha, "thy anointed," the singular number, Joshua is undoubtedly meant, who was God's instrument to put the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou wentest forth - Even a Jew says of this place, Kimchi: “The past is here used for the future; and this is frequent in the language of prophecy; for prophecy, although it be future, yet since it is, as it were, firmly fixed, they use the past concerning it.” The prophet speaks again in the past, perhaps to fix the mind on that signal going-forth, when God destroyed Pharaoh, the first enemy who essayed to destroy the chosen line. This stands at 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. 8-15The Lord acts as a divine warrior for his people, using his power to save them. This picture of God as a divine warrior appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the Old Testament, it is seen in Israel’s escape from Egypt and their journey to Mount Sinai (Exodus 15:1–18). It also appears as Israel approached the promised land from the south and during their early victories in the land (for example, Judges 5:4–5; Psalms 18:8–16…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. with thine anointed--with Messiah; of whom Moses, Joshua, and David, God's anointed leaders of Israel, were the types (Psa 89:19, 20, 38). God from the beginning delivered His people in person, or by the hand of a Mediator (Is 63:11). Thus Habakkuk confirms believers in the hope of their deliverance, as well because God is always the same, as also because the same anointed Mediator is ready now to fulfil God's will and interpose for Israel, as of old…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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