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 King James Version (NKJV)Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers.

Context of Habakkuk 3:9

7I saw tents of Cushan under calamity. The curtains of the land of Midian are trembling. 8Adonai, is your wrath against rivers? Or Your anger at the rivers? Or is Your fury with the sea? For You ride on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation! Your bow is laid bare. Sworn are rods—a decree. Selah You cleave the land with rivers. 10The mountains saw You and writhe. A downpour of water overflows. The deep gives its voice— it lifts up hands high. 11Sun and moon, stand in lofty abode. At the flash of Your arrows they go, at the radiance of the lightning of Your 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 32:23I will heap calamities upon them. With My arrows I will finish them.
• Psalms 7:12God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant every day.
• Psalms 35:1A psalm of David. Adonai, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight me.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Adonai, awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
• Isaiah 52:10Adonai has bared His holy arm before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Lamentations 2:4He bent His bow like an enemy, set His right hand like a foe, and killed all those pleasant to the eye. In the tent of the daughter of Zion He has poured out His wrath like fire.
• Genesis 15:18On that day Adonai cut a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
• Genesis 17:7Yes, I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, in order to be your God and your seed’s God after you.
• Genesis 22:16and said, “By myself I swear—it is a declaration of Adonai—because you have done this thing, and you did not withhold your son, your only son,
• Genesis 26:3Live as an outsider in this land and I will be with you and bless you—for to you and to your seed I give all these lands—and I will confirm my pledge that I swore to Abraham your father.
• Genesis 28:13Surprisingly, Adonai was standing on top of it and He said, “I am Adonai, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your seed.
• Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever— the word He commanded for a thousand generations—
• Luke 1:72So He shows mercy to our fathers and remembers His holy covenant,
• Hebrews 6:13Now when God made His promise to Abraham—since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Psalms 143:6I spread forth my hands to You. My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
• Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you, there upon the rock in Horeb. You are to strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people can drink.” Then Moses did just so in the eyes 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