Habakkuk 3:12
New International Version
In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations.

New Living Translation
You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury.

English Standard Version
You marched through the earth in fury; you threshed the nations in anger.

Berean Standard Bible
You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.

King James Bible
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

New King James Version
You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled the nations in anger.

New American Standard Bible
In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations.

NASB 1995
In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations.

NASB 1977
In indignation Thou didst march through the earth; In anger Thou didst trample the nations.

Legacy Standard Bible
In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations.

Amplified Bible
In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled and threshed the nations.

Christian Standard Bible
You march across the earth with indignation; you trample down the nations in wrath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You march across the earth with indignation; You trample down the nations in wrath.

American Standard Version
Thou didst march through the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.

Contemporary English Version
In your furious anger, you trampled on nations

English Revised Version
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the nations in anger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You march through the earth with fury. You trample the nations in anger.

Good News Translation
You marched across the earth in anger; in fury you trampled the nations.

International Standard Version
You march through the land in righteous indignation; you tread down the nations in anger.

Majority Standard Bible
You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.

NET Bible
You furiously stomp on the earth, you angrily trample down the nations.

New Heart English Bible
You marched through the land in wrath. You threshed the nations in anger.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

World English Bible
You marched through the land in wrath. You threshed the nations in anger.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In indignation You tread earth, "" In anger You thresh nations.

Young's Literal Translation
In indignation Thou dost tread earth, In anger Thou dost thresh nations.

Smith's Literal Translation
In wrath thou wilt march through the land in anger, thou wilt thresh the nations.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In thy anger thou wilt tread the earth under foot: in thy wrath thou wilt astonish the nations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
With a roar, you will trample the earth. In your fury, you will cause the nations to be stupefied.

New American Bible
In wrath you marched on the earth, in fury you trampled the nations.

New Revised Standard Version
In fury you trod the earth, in anger you trampled nations.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thou didst tread upon the earth in thy indignation, thou didst thresh the nations in thine anger.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In your anger you shall tread upon the Earth, and in passion you shall tread the nations!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou marchest through the earth in indignation, Thou threshest the nations in anger.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou wilt bring low the land with threatening, and in wrath thou wilt break down the nations.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Habakkuk's Prayer
11Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. 12You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. 13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah…

Cross References
Isaiah 63:3-6
“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. / For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come. / I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me. ...

Psalm 18:7-15
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. / Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. / He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. ...

Psalm 77:16-20
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken. / The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth. / Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. ...

Psalm 68:7-8
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah / the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Exodus 15:6-7
Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. / You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

Isaiah 34:2-3
The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.

Nahum 1:3-6
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. / He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. / The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. ...

Zephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Revelation 14:19-20
So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. / And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.

Joel 3:12-16
Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side. / Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. / Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. ...

Micah 5:15
I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”

Jeremiah 25:30-31
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 42:13-15
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies: / “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. / I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.

Psalm 110:5-6
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.


Treasury of Scripture

You did march through the land in indignation, you did thresh the heathen in anger.

didst march.

Numbers 21:23-35
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel…

Joshua 6:1-12:24
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in…

Nehemiah 9:22-24
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan…

thresh.

Jeremiah 51:33
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

Amos 1:3
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

Micah 4:12,13
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor…

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Habakkuk 3
1. Habakkuk, in his prayer, trembles at God's majesty.
17. The confidence of his faith.














You marched across the earth with fury;
This phrase depicts God as a divine warrior, a common motif in the Old Testament, emphasizing His power and sovereignty over creation. The imagery of marching suggests a purposeful and unstoppable advance, reminiscent of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 15:3-4). The term "fury" underscores the intensity of God's righteous anger against sin and injustice. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and His commitment to justice, as seen in passages like Isaiah 42:13, where God is portrayed as a warrior stirring up His zeal.

You threshed the nations in wrath.
Threshing is an agricultural process used to separate grain from chaff, symbolizing judgment and purification. In a biblical context, it often represents God's judgment on the nations, as seen in Isaiah 41:15-16 and Jeremiah 51:33. The use of "wrath" indicates the severity of this judgment, aligning with the prophetic tradition where God's wrath is poured out on nations that oppose His will (Zephaniah 3:8). This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who will execute final judgment upon His return (Revelation 19:15), separating the righteous from the wicked.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Habakkuk
A prophet in the Old Testament who dialogues with God about the justice and sovereignty of God amidst the apparent triumph of evil.

2. God
The central figure in this passage, depicted as a divine warrior executing judgment.

3. The Nations
Represents the various peoples and kingdoms that stand in opposition to God's will and righteousness.

4. The Earth
Symbolizes the realm of human activity and history where God's actions unfold.

5. Divine Judgment
The event described in this verse, where God acts decisively against the nations in His righteous anger.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty in Judgment
God's actions in judgment demonstrate His ultimate authority over all nations. Believers can trust that God will bring justice in His perfect timing.

The Reality of Divine Wrath
This verse reminds us of the seriousness of God's wrath against sin. It calls us to live in reverence and obedience, recognizing the consequences of rebellion against God.

Hope in God's Justice
While the imagery of judgment is severe, it also provides hope that evil will not prevail. God's justice ensures that righteousness will ultimately be established.

The Call to Repentance
Understanding God's anger towards sin should lead us to repentance and a renewed commitment to align our lives with His will.

The Assurance of God's Presence
Even in His wrath, God is actively involved in the world. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is present and working for His purposes.(12) Thou didst march.--Here the verbs are in the future, and are to be rendered accordingly.

Verse 12. - Thou didst march through the land in indignation; thou treadest the earth in fury. The mighty Judge stalks over the earth (ver. 6; comp. Judges 5:4; Psalm 68:7). It is a general statement, and not to be confined to the successes of Joshua and the destruction of the Canaanites. Septuagint, Ἐν ἀπειλῇ ὀλιγώσεις γῆν, with the alteration of a letter," Thou wilt bring low the land with threats." Thou didst thresh the heathen (nations) in anger; Septuagint, ἐν θυμῷ κατάξεις ("thou wilt break in pieces") ἔθνη. Jerome here renders the verb, obstupefacies; but elsewhere, as Isaiah 28:28; Hosea 10:11; Amos 1:3, he uses triturare which gives the best meaning. The kindred figure is found in Micah 4:13; Isaiah 63:1, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You marched
תִּצְעַד־ (tiṣ·‘aḏ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6805: To pace, step regularly, to mount, to march, to hurl

across the earth
אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

with fury;
בְּזַ֖עַם (bə·za·‘am)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2195: Froth at the mouth, fury

You threshed
תָּד֥וּשׁ (tā·ḏūš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1758: To trample, thresh

the nations
גּוֹיִֽם׃ (gō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

in wrath.
בְּאַ֖ף (bə·’ap̄)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire


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