Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

In Context

10The mountains saw thee, and were grieved: the great body of waters passed away. The deep put forth its voice: the deep lifted up its hands.

12In thy anger thou wilt tread the earth under foot: in thy wrath thou wilt astonish the nations.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:13And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day.

Psalms 19:4There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.

Psalms 144:5I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.

Isaiah 38:8Behold I will bring again the shadow of the lines, by which it is now gone down in the sun dial of Achaz with the sun, ten lines backward. And the sun returned ten lines by the degrees by which it was gone down.

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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