Habakkuk 3 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. Upon Shigionoth.
1 ORACIÓN de Habacuc profeta, sobre Sigionoth.
2 O LORD, I have heard the report of Thee, and am afraid; O LORD, revive Thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember compassion.
2 Oh Jehová, oído he tu palabra, y temí: oh Jehová, aviva tu obra en medio de los tiempos, en medio de los tiempos hazla conocer; en la ira acuérdate de la misericordia.
3 God cometh from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise.
3 Dios vendrá de Temán, y el Santo del monte de Parán. (Selah.) Su gloria cubrió los cielos, y la tierra se llenó de su alabanza.
4 And a brightness appeareth as the light; rays hath He at His side; and there is the hiding of His power.
4 Y el resplandor fué como la luz; rayos brillantes salían de su mano; y allí estaba escondida su fortaleza.
5 Before him goeth the pestilence, and fiery bolts go forth at His feet.
5 Delante de su rostro iba mortandad, y á sus pies salían carbones encendidos.
6 He standeth, and shaketh the earth, He beholdeth, and maketh the nations to tremble; and the everlasting mountains are dashed in pieces, the ancient hills do bow; His goings are as of old.
6 Paróse, y midió la tierra: miró, é hizo temblar las gentes; y los montes antiguos fueron desmenuzados, los collados antiguos se humillaron á él. Sus caminos son eternos.
7 I see the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian do tremble.
7 He visto las tiendas de Cushán en aflicción; las tiendas de la tierra de Madián temblaron.
8 Is it, O LORD, that against the rivers, is it that Thine anger is kindled against the rivers, or Thy wrath against the sea? that Thou dost ride upon Thy horses, upon Thy chariots of victory?
8 ¿Airóse Jehová contra los ríos? ¿contra los ríos fué tu enojo? ¿tu ira contra la mar, cuando subiste sobre tus caballos, y sobre tus carros de salud?
9 Thy bow is made quite bare; sworn are the rods of the word. Selah. Thou dost cleave the earth with rivers.
9 Descubrióse enteramente tu arco, los juramentos á las tribus, palabra [segura]. (Selah.) Hendiste la tierra con ríos.
10 The mountains have seen Thee, and they tremble; the tempest of waters floweth over; the deep uttereth its voice, and lifteth up its hands on high.
10 Viéronte, y tuvieron temor los montes: pasó la inundación de las aguas: el abismo dió su voz, la hondura alzó sus manos.
11 The sun and moon stand still in their habitation; at the light of Thine arrows as they go, at the shining of Thy glittering spear.
11 El sol y la luna se pararon en su estancia: á la luz de tus saetas anduvieron, y al resplandor de tu fulgente lanza.
12 Thou marchest through the earth in indignation, Thou threshest the nations in anger.
12 Con ira hollaste la tierra, con furor trillaste las gentes.
13 Thou art come forth for the deliverance of Thy people, for the deliverance of Thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked, uncovering the foundation even unto the neck. Selah
13 Saliste para salvar tu pueblo, para salvar con tu ungido. Traspasaste la cabeza de la casa del impío, desnudando el cimiento hasta el cuello. (Selah.)
14 Thou hast stricken through with his own rods the head of his rulers, that come as a whirlwind to scatter me; whose rejoicing is as to devour the poor secretly.
14 Horadaste con sus báculos las cabezas de sus villas, que como tempestad acometieron para derramarme: su orgullo era como para devorar al pobre encubiertamente.
15 Thou hast trodden the sea with Thy horses, the foaming of mighty waters.
15 Hiciste camino en la mar á tus caballos, por montón de grandes aguas.
16 When I heard, mine inward parts trembled, my lips quivered at the voice; rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble where I stand; that I should wait for the day of trouble, when he cometh up against the people that he invadeth.
16 Oí, y tembló mi vientre; á la voz se batieron mis labios; pudrición se entró en mis huesos, y en mi asiento me estremecí; si bien estaré quieto en el día de la angustia, cuando suba al pueblo el que lo invadirá con sus tropas.
17 For though the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls;
17 Aunque la higuera no florecerá, ni en las vides habrá frutos; mentirá la obra de la oliva, y los labrados no darán mantenimiento, [y] las ovejas serán quitadas de la majada, y no habrá vacas en los corrales;
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will exult in the God of my salvation.
18 Con todo, yo me alegraré en Jehová, y me gozaré en el Dios de mi salud.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength, and He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and He maketh me to walk upon my high places. For the Leader. With my string-music.
19 Jehová el Señor es mi fortaleza, el cual pondrá mis pies como de ciervas, y me hará andar sobre mis alturas. Al jefe de los cantores sobre mis instrumentos de cuerdas.
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Habakkuk
The prophet who received the burden of his book in a vision.
Cited in the guide: Habakkuk 1:1; Habakkuk 3:1
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 86:1–17; Psalm 90:1–17; Psalm 7:1–17
- 2 Psalm 85:6; Psalm 90:13–17; Hosea 6:2–3; Isaiah 51:9–11; Lamentations 3:32
- 3 Deuteronomy 33:2; Obadiah 9; Amos 1:12; Psalm 4:4; Isaiah 6:3
- 4 Matthew 17:2; Isaiah 60:19–20; Revelation 22:5; Exodus 14:20; Job 26:14
- 5 Exodus 12:29–30; Nahum 1:2–3; Numbers 16:46–49; Numbers 14:12; Psalm 78:50–51
- 6 Genesis 49:26; Nahum 1:5; Deuteronomy 33:15; Isaiah 64:1–3; Isaiah 51:6
- 7 Exodus 15:14–16; Genesis 25:1–4; Numbers 22:3–4; Psalm 83:5–10; Genesis 10:6–7
- 8 Psalm 68:17; Deuteronomy 33:26–27; Exodus 14:21–22; Psalm 114:3; Psalm 114:5
- 9 Psalm 7:12–13; Psalm 105:41; Psalm 78:15–16; Luke 1:72–75; Exodus 17:6
- 10 Psalm 98:7–8; Jeremiah 4:24; Psalm 93:3; Joshua 4:23–24; Isaiah 43:20
- 11 Psalm 144:5–6; Psalm 18:12–14; Joshua 10:11–13; Isaiah 38:8; Isaiah 28:21
- 12 Jeremiah 51:33; Micah 4:12–13; Isaiah 41:15; Nehemiah 9:22–24; Psalm 44:1–3
- 13 Psalm 110:6; Psalm 105:15; Exodus 14:13–14; Joshua 11:12; Psalm 68:19–23
- 14 Zechariah 9:14; Daniel 11:40; Psalm 118:10–12; Exodus 11:4–7; Exodus 1:10–16
- 15 Psalm 77:19; Habakkuk 3:8; Exodus 15:8
- 16 Jeremiah 23:9; Habakkuk 1:5–11; Habakkuk 3:2; Daniel 10:8; Jeremiah 45:3–5
- 17 Joel 1:16–18; Jeremiah 5:17; Amos 4:6–10; Deuteronomy 28:15–18; Deuteronomy 28:30–41
- 18 Job 13:15; Micah 7:7; Philippians 4:4; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 12:2
- 19 2 Samuel 22:34; Psalm 18:33; Philippians 4:13; Psalm 46:1; Deuteronomy 32:13
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… had been foreknown by the Father; as also says the prophet Habakkuk, "By this Thou shalt be known when the years have drawn nigh; Thou shalt be set forth when the time comes; because my soul is disturbed by anger, Thou shalt remember Thy mercy." Paul also says: "But when the fulness of time came, God sent forth His Son." …
In his prayer, with a song, to whom but the Lord Christ does he say, "O Lord, I have heard Thy hearing, and was afraid: O Lord, I have considered Thy works, and was greatly afraid?" What is this but the inexpressible admiration of the foreknown, new, and sudden salvation of men?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Again thou hast heard Habakkuk say to the Lord, When the years draw nigh, thou shalt be made known, when the time is come, thou shalt be shewn.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And he makes answer most plainly and says, God shall come from Teman (now Teman is by interpretation south') and the Holy One from Mount Paran, shady, woody: what the Psalmist spake in like words, We found it in the plains of the wood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)