Habakkuk 3:7

I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

In Context

6He stood and measured the earth. He beheld, and melted the nations: and the ancient mountains were crushed to pieces. The hills of the world were bowed down by the journeys of his eternity.

8Wast thou angry, O Lord, with the rivers? or was thy wrath upon the rivers? or thy indignation in the sea? Who will ride upon thy horses: and thy chariots are salvation.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:1And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura:

Exodus 15:14Nations rose up, and were angry: sorrows took hold on the inhabitants of Philisthiim.

Numbers 31:2Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people.

Joshua 9:24They answered: It was told us thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives. compelled by the dread we had of you and we took this counsel.

Psalms 83:5They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 3:4-16

The Divine Majesty; Wonders Wrought for Israel. ( b. c. 600.) 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the… Read the whole commentary →

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