Habakkuk 3:6
He standeth, and shaketh the earth, He beholdeth, and maketh the nations to tremble; and the everlasting mountains are dashed in pieces, the ancient hills do bow; His goings are as of old.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
5Before him goeth the pestilence, and fiery bolts go forth at His feet.
7I see the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian do tremble.
Cross References
Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.
Exodus 15:17Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established.
Exodus 21:31Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the children of men, He set the borders of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.
Joshua 10:42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Judges 5:5The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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 →