Habakkuk 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 3:2

Habakkuk 3:2. O Lord, I have heard thy speech and was afraid I have heard what thou hast revealed to me concerning thy judgments to be executed, first upon thy own people, and afterward upon their enemies the Chaldeans, and the terribleness of them hath filled me with a reverential awe and dread. O Lord, revive, or preserve alive, thy work in the midst of the years Habakkuk having understood, by divine revelation, that some time would intervene between the desolation of Judea and the... 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 3:2

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . heard Thy speech = heard Thy hearing. Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 . speech = hearing. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for what was heard. Here = Thy fame, as in Numbers 14:15 . 1 Kings 10:1 .Isaiah 66:19 . afraid. = In awe; as in Exodus 14:31 . revive = renew, in the sense of repeating, doing over again. work. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "works": i.e. doings. years. Put by Figure of speech ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:2

"O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known; And in wrath remember mercy."Keil regarded this verse as "the theme of the whole chapter."[10]"Jehovah is displayed in so terrible a manner, that his judgment not only inspires with joy at the destruction of the foe, but fills with alarm at the omnipotence of the Judge of the world."[11]"In the midst of the years ..." This is a very... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 3:1-2

Habakkuk 3:1-2. A prayer of Habakkuk— שׁגינות Shigionoth signifies wanderings. This word of the prophet seems to relate both to the deviations of the Jewish people from God's law, and also to their wandering, or being removed from their land on that account. Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion, render the word αγνοηματων ignorances. So the Vulgate ignorantiis. See Parkhurst on the word שׁגאּה. Habakkuk having been informed by God of his design to send the Jews into captivity for their sins, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 3:2

2. I have heard thy speech—Thy revelation to me concerning the coming chastisement of the Jews [CALVIN], and the destruction of their oppressors. This is Habakkuk's reply to God's communication [GROTIUS]. MAURER translates, "the report of Thy coming," literally, "Thy report." and was afraid—reverential fear of God's judgments (Habakkuk 3:16). revive thy work—Perfect the work of delivering Thy people, and do not let Thy promise lie as if it were dead, but give it new life by performing it... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 3:2

B. The prayer for revival 3:2The prophet acknowledged that he had received the Lord’s revelation (cf. Habakkuk 2:1). It was essentially a revelation of Yahweh, His justice, sovereignty, and power, and it had filled him with awe. Reception of divine revelation resulted in the fear of the Lord, as it always should.Habakkuk called on God to stir up the work that He said He would do in judging Babylon. He asked God to make it known to His people "in the midst of the years," namely, the years... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 3:1-19

Jehovah comes To JudgmentThis is one of the most brilliant poems in the OT. It was written by a man of imagination as well as of faith. It is not quite certain whether Habakkuk 3:8-15 are intended to refer to a past or future manifestation of Jehovah: in any case, there is the hope, or rather prayer, that history may repeat itself (Habakkuk 3:2). The poem rests upon older theophanies: cp. Judges 5; Deuteronomy 33. Long ago at the exodus Jehovah had shown His power to interpose in history... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:1-15

III.(1-15) A hymn describing a future self-manifestation of Jehovah on Israel’s behalf, accompanied by the signs and wonders of the early history. It is impossible to give the English reader an idea of the rhythmical structure of this beautiful composition. We will only observe that it is independent of the arrangement in verses, and that the poem (except in Habakkuk 3:7-8; Habakkuk 3:13, fin.) consists of lines each containing exactly three words. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 3:2

(2) Thy speech.—Better, thy report, as in margin. The tone is that of Psalms 44:1, “We have heard with our ears O God! our fathers have told us . . . ” Jehovah’s doings at the beginning of the years are well known; the prophet seeks that they may be manifested again, now in the midst of the years. The petition “in wrath remember mercy,” is explained by Habakkuk 1:5 et seq. It implies—though Thy visitation be well deserved, yet mercifully limit its duration, as on former occasions. read more

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