Habakkuk 3:5
Before him pestilence stalks, after him plague follows.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
In Context
4Before him it is like the light, rays he has at his side, where his power is hidden.
Cross References
Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, mountains trembled to their foundations, and quaked because of his wrath.
Nahum 1:2The Lord tolerates no rivals. The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath. The Lord does not fail to punish his foes; the Lord is vengeful against his enemies.
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 →