Habakkuk 3:11

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

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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 afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.

12Thou didst march through the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:13And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

Psalms 19:4Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Psalms 144:5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Isaiah 38:8behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon 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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