Habakkuk 3:3-7 ASV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:6

He 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, should measure out the earth in its length... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:7

I saw - in prophetic vision 1 Kings 22:17.The tents of Cushan in (under) affliction - Upon the coming of the Lord there follows the visitation of those alien from Him. . Cushan-Rishathaim was the first, whose ambition God overruled to chasten His people Judges 3:8-10.. It has been remarked that as “king of Aram-Naharaim” or North Mesopotamia, he was probably sovereign of the Aram, from which Balak king of Moab, allied with Midian, sent for Balaam to curse Israel. Midian was the last enemy who,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:3

Habakkuk 3:3. God came from Teman, &c. Bishop Lowth observes, that “this chapter affords us a remarkable instance of that sublimity which is peculiar to the ode, and which is principally owing to a bold and yet easy digression, or transition. The prophet, foreseeing the judgments of God, the calamities which were to be brought upon his countrymen by the Chaldeans, and then the punishments which awaited the Chaldeans themselves; partly struck with terror, partly revived with hope and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:4-5

Habakkuk 3:4-5. And his brightness was as the light Green renders this verse thus: His brightness was as the brightness of the sun; he had rays of light beaming from his hand; and there was the hiding-place of his power. The Hebrew word אור , here rendered light, is translated the sun, Job 31:26; and that rendering seems to improve the sense here. The word קרנים , rendered horns, being derived from קרן , to shine, or emit rays of light, is much better rendered rays, or ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:6

Habakkuk 3:6. He stood and measured the earth “It was customary for a conqueror, as soon as he became possessed of a country, to measure it out, and divide it among his people. Thus David, (Psalms 60:6,) I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. Hence Jehovah, who takes possession of the land of Canaan, upon the flight and cession of its guilty inhabitants, is represented as dividing it among the tribes of Israel.” Green, who translates the former part of the verse thus: ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:7

Habakkuk 3:7. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction Since Moses’s wife, who was a Midianite, is called ( Num 12:1 ) a Cushite, Cushan may be here another name for Midian, and then the two members of this period will be equivalent; but if they be different, then the Cushites must have been an Arabian nation who dwelt in tents near the Midianites, and were seized with the same consternation, at the approach of Jehovah and his people Israel, as the latter were. The total overthrow which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

3:1-19 HABAKKUK TRUSTS IN GOD’S JUDGMENTThe psalm of Chapter 3 has no direct connection with Judah and the Babylonians. Nevertheless, it is relevant to what Habakkuk has just written, for it describes the appearance of God in his work of judging the nations and saving his people. The psalm is introduced by what appears to be the name of the tune to which it was sung (3:1).Habakkuk recalls the mighty works that God has done for his people in the past, and he prays that God will act on their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:3

GOD. Hebrew Eloah. App-4 . Occurs in the prophets only here, and Isaiah, and Daniel. came from Teman. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 33:2 ). App-92 . Teman . . . Paran. Embraces the whole district south of Judah, including Sinai. Compare Genesis 21:21 .Numbers 12:16 ; Numbers 1:13 , Numbers 1:26 . Deuteronomy 33:2 . App-92 . Selah. Connecting His coming forth with the glorious effects of it. See App-66 . Note the three "Selahs" in verses: Habakkuk 3:9 , Habakkuk 3:13 . His glory.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:4

horns = power. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6 , for the power put forth by them. Hebrew dual = two rays. coming out of = from: i.e. power from [His] hands [is] His. the hiding, &c. = hiding (or concealing) of His [full] power. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:5

Before Him went, &c. Supply the logical Ellipsis : "[As He went forth to conquer for His People] before Him went", &c. See Exodus 28:27 . Psalms 68:1 , Psalms 68:2 . burning coals: or, lightning Compare Psalms 18:8 ; Psalms 76:3 ; Psalms 78:48 . read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:4-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 3:5

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