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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 3:18

Hab 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Ver. 18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation ] This joy of the Lord was the prophet s strength, and kept his head above all waters of affliction, Nehemiah 8:10 . So it was David’s at the sack of Ziklag, 1 Samuel 30:6 , when Saul at the same time for want of it ran first to the witch, and thence to the sword’s point. A good man hath God for his portion; and if any occasion of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Habakkuk 3:17

the fig tree: Deuteronomy 28:15-Job :, Deuteronomy 28:30-Mark :, Jeremiah 14:2-Ruth :, Joel 1:10-1 Chronicles :, Joel 1:16-Job :, Amos 4:6-2 Samuel :, Haggai 2:16, Haggai 2:17 fail: Heb. lie Reciprocal: Exodus 9:31 - the barley Exodus 15:2 - strength Leviticus 26:32 - And I Deuteronomy 8:8 - vines Deuteronomy 28:18 - thy land Deuteronomy 28:51 - which also 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens 1 Kings 18:5 - grass Job 5:20 - famine Psalms 9:2 - I will be Psalms 25:17 - General... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Habakkuk 3:18

I will rejoice: Deuteronomy 12:18, 1 Samuel 2:1, Job 13:15, Psalms 33:1, Psalms 46:1-Deuteronomy :, Psalms 85:6, Psalms 97:12, Psalms 104:34, Psalms 118:15, Psalms 149:2, Isaiah 41:16, Isaiah 61:10, Zechariah 10:7, Luke 1:46, Luke 1:47, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:3, Philippians 4:4, James 1:2, James 1:9, James 1:10, 1 Peter 1:8, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 4:13 the God: Exodus 15:2, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 118:14, Isaiah 12:2, Micah 7:7, Luke 2:30 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 16:11 - General... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Habakkuk 3:17

Although 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 meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:The labour — The labour bestowed upon the olive.Yield no meat — Corn.Flock — Of sheep. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:16-19

The poet’s confidence in Jehovah, the God of his salvation, Habakkuk 3:16-19. In the closing verses of chapter 3 the psalmist describes the feelings produced within himself by the remembrance of the divine manifestations in the past; at first, fear and trembling (16a), then joy and confidence in the God of his salvation (16b-19). read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:17-19

Habakkuk 3:17-19 contain one of the most sublime expressions of confidence in Jehovah found anywhere in the Old Testament. If the above suggested interpretation of 16b is correct, Habakkuk 3:17 becomes the natural continuation. The prophet looks forward to the day of trouble announced in Habakkuk 1:6 ff., but the help of Jehovah in the past brings to him the assurance that in the present also he will stand by his people; therefore, however severe the temporary affliction, he will still... read more

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