Habakkuk 3:3-7 ASV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:6

(6) He stood, and measured the earth . . .—Better, He has taken His stand and measured the earth, He has looked and made the heathen tremble; and the primeval mountains are broken up, the ancient hills sink down; His goings are as of old; i.e., His proceedings are the same as of old time, when He brought up Israel from Egypt. God measures or parcels out the earth; and the usurping invader is put to confusion. The mountains are convulsed, as was Sinai of old. (Comp. Judges 5:5, Psalms 68:8.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:7

(7) “I saw.”—Better, I see. Did tremble.—Better, are trembling. Probably the imagery is still borrowed from the Exodus story, the nations instanced being the borderers on the Red Sea—viz., Cushan (Cush, or Ethiopia) on the west, and Midian on the east side. A plausible theory, however, as old as the Targum, connects this verse with later episodes in Israel’s history. “Cushan” is identified with that Mesopotamian oppressor, “Cushan-rishathaim,” whom the judge Othniel overcame. (Judges 3:8-10).... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Habakkuk 3:1-19

A Prayer for Middle Life Habakkuk 3:2 What we commonly call a revival of religion is the conversion of the young on a large scale. But when youth, with its energies and hopes, is delivered from this present evil world and translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son, this is not revival. It is the access of life to life. But when those who have-known life of nature and of the spirit find it sinking in the midst of the years, to have it restored by the Divine breath this is indeed revival. I. ... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Habakkuk 3:1-19The third chapter, an Ode or Rhapsody, is ascribed to Habakkuk by its title. This, however, does not prove its authenticity: the title is too like those assigned to the Psalms in the period of the Second Temple. On the contrary, the title itself, the occurrence of the musical sign Selah in the contents, and the colophon suggest for the chapter a liturgical origin after the Exile. That this is more probable than the alternative opinion, that, being a genuine work of Habakkuk, the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Habakkuk 3:1-19

CHAPTER 3 The Vision of the Coming of the Lord 1. The prophet’s prayer (Habakkuk 3:1-2 ) 2. The coming of the Lord for judgment and redemption (Habakkuk 3:3-15 ) 3. The effect upon the prophet (Habakkuk 3:16-19 ) Habakkuk 3:1-2 . Once more we hear the voice of the man of God in prayer. Shigionoth is the plural of Shiggaion, and is found in the superscription of Psalms 7:1-17 . Its meaning is “loud crying.” The connection with the seventh Psalm is interesting. In that Psalm God appeared... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:3

3:3 God came from {d} Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.(d) Teman and Paran were near Sinai, where the Law was given: by which is signified that his deliverance was as present now as it was then. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:4

3:4 And [his] brightness was as the light; {e} he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power.(e) By which is meant a power that was joined with his brightness, which was hidden to the rest of the world, but was revealed at Mount Sinai to his people; Psalms 31:16 . read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:6

3:6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his {f} ways [are] everlasting.(f) Signifying that God has wonderful means, and always has a marvellous power when he will deliver his Church. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:7

3:7 {g} I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian trembled.(g) The iniquity of the king of Syria in vexing your people was made manifest by your judgment, to the comfort of your Church, Jud 5:10 , and also of the Midianites, who destroyed themselves, Jud 7:22 . read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

HABAKKUK THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Nothing is known of the personal history of Habakkuk, and little as to the time when he prophesied. He is placed by some successor to Zephaniah, for he makes no mention of Assyria and yet refers to the approach of the Babylonian invasion. See Habakkuk 1:6 ; Habakkuk 2:3 ; Habakkuk 3:2 ; Habakkuk 3:16-19 . The book seems to have been written by himself, as we judge from Habakkuk 1:2 , and Habakkuk 2:1-2 . His “burden” begins by lamenting the iniquity of... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:7

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:3

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:4

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:6

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 3:7

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 3:1-19

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