Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed— but he marches on forever. New Living Translation When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One! English Standard Version He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways. Berean Standard Bible He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. King James Bible He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. New King James Version He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting. New American Standard Bible He stood and caused the earth to shudder; He looked and caused the nations to jump. Yes, the everlasting mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His paths are everlasting. NASB 1995 He stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. NASB 1977 He stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. Legacy Standard Bible He stood and measured out the earth; He looked and startled the nations. So the perpetual mountains were shattered; The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. Amplified Bible He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations, Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered, The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed. His ways are eternal. Christian Standard Bible He stands and shakes the earth; he looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart; the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient. Holman Christian Standard Bible He stands and shakes the earth; He looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart; the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient. American Standard Version He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were as of old. Contemporary English Version When you stopped, the earth shook; when you stared, nations trembled; when you walked along your ancient paths, eternal mountains and hills crumbled and collapsed. English Revised Version He stood, and measured the earth; he beheld, and drove asunder the nations: and the eternal mountains were scattered, the everlasting hills did bow; his goings were as of old. GOD'S WORD® Translation He stands and shakes the earth. He casts a glance and startles the nations. The oldest mountains break apart. The ancient hills sink. The ancient paths belong to him. Good News Translation When he stops, the earth shakes; at his glance the nations tremble. The eternal mountains are shattered; the everlasting hills sink down, the hills where he walked in ancient times. International Standard Version He stood up and shook the land; with his stare he startled the nations. The age-old mountains were shattered, and the ancient hilltops bowed down. His ways are eternal. Majority Standard Bible He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. NET Bible He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads. New Heart English Bible He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. Webster's Bible Translation He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. World English Bible He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has stood, and He measures earth, "" He has seen, and He shakes off nations, "" And mountains of antiquity scatter themselves, "" The hills of old have bowed, "" The ways of old [are] His. Young's Literal Translation He hath stood, and He measureth earth, He hath seen, and He shaketh off nations, And scatter themselves do mountains of antiquity, Bowed have the hills of old, The ways of old are His. Smith's Literal Translation He stood, and he will measure the earth: he saw, and he will cause the nations to tremble, and the mountains of eternity will be dispersed, the perpetual hills bowed down: the goings everlasting to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe stood and measured the earth. He beheld, and melted the nations: and the ancient mountains were crushed to pieces. The hills of the world were bowed down by the journeys of his eternity. Catholic Public Domain Version He stood, and measured the earth. He looked, and dissolved the Gentiles. And the mountains of ages past have been shattered. The hills of the world became curved by the journeys of his eternity. New American Bible He stood and shook the earth; he looked and made the nations tremble. Ancient mountains were shattered, the age-old hills bowed low, age-old orbits collapsed. New Revised Standard Version He stopped and shook the earth; he looked and made the nations tremble. The eternal mountains were shattered; along his ancient pathways the everlasting hills sank low. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe stood and measured the earth; he beheld and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the eternal hills were brought low; his ways are everlasting. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He arose and he measured the land; he gazed and the nations were false; the mountains were scattered that were from eternity, and the hills that are from eternities were laid low; his are the goings that were from eternity! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation the earth stood at his feet and trembled: he beheld, and the nations melted away: the mountains were violently burst through, the everlasting hills melted at his everlasting going forth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Habakkuk's Prayer…5Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. 6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. 7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.… Cross References Psalm 77:16-18 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 114:3-7 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, ... Exodus 15:13-16 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. / The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, ... Isaiah 64:1-3 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! / When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence. Nahum 1:5-6 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. Micah 1:3-4 For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. / The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope. Psalm 97:4-5 His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. / The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. Isaiah 2:19-21 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. / In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. / They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Psalm 18:7-9 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. Isaiah 13:13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger. Revelation 6:14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. Revelation 16:18-20 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. Hebrews 12:26-27 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ 2 Peter 3:10-12 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. Treasury of Scripture He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. and measured. Exodus 15:17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. Exodus 21:31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. Numbers 34:1-29 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … and drove. Joshua 10:42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. Joshua 11:18-23 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings… 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… the everlasting. Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. Deuteronomy 33:15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, his. Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalm 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; Isaiah 51:6,8 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished… Jump to Previous Age-Old Ancient Asunder Beheld Beholdeth Bent Bow Broken Collapsed Crumbled Dashed Discomfited Drove Earth Eternal Everlasting High Hills Looked Maketh Measured Mountains Moved Nations Perpetual Pieces Sank Scattered Shaketh Shaking Shook Standeth Startled Stood Suddenly Tremble Unchanging WaysJump to Next Age-Old Ancient Asunder Beheld Beholdeth Bent Bow Broken Collapsed Crumbled Dashed Discomfited Drove Earth Eternal Everlasting High Hills Looked Maketh Measured Mountains Moved Nations Perpetual Pieces Sank Scattered Shaketh Shaking Shook Standeth Startled Stood Suddenly Tremble Unchanging WaysHabakkuk 3 1. Habakkuk, in his prayer, trembles at God's majesty.17. The confidence of his faith. He stood The phrase "He stood" in Habakkuk 3:6 signifies the divine presence and authority of God. In Hebrew, the word used here is "עָמַד" (amad), which conveys the idea of standing firm or taking a position. This imagery suggests God's unchanging nature and His sovereign control over creation. Historically, standing is a posture of readiness and authority, indicating that God is prepared to act on behalf of His people. This evokes a sense of awe and reverence, reminding believers of God's steadfastness and reliability. and measured the earth He looked and startled the nations The ancient mountains crumbled the perpetual hills collapsed His ways are everlasting Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He stoodעָמַ֣ד ׀ (‘ā·maḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations and measured וַיְמֹ֣דֶד (way·mō·ḏeḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended the earth; אֶ֗רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land He looked רָאָה֙ (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see and startled וַיַּתֵּ֣ר (way·yat·têr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5425: To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untie the nations; גּוֹיִ֔ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts the ancient עַ֔ד (‘aḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity mountains הַרְרֵי־ (har·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2042: Hill, mountain were scattered; וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ (way·yiṯ·pō·ṣə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered the perpetual עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always hills גִּבְע֣וֹת (giḇ·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1389: A hillock bowed. שַׁח֖וּ (ša·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7817: To bow, be bowed down, crouch His לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew ways [are] הֲלִיכ֥וֹת (hă·lî·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1979: A walking, a procession, march, a caravan everlasting. עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Habakkuk 3:6 NIVHabakkuk 3:6 NLT Habakkuk 3:6 ESV Habakkuk 3:6 NASB Habakkuk 3:6 KJV Habakkuk 3:6 BibleApps.com Habakkuk 3:6 Biblia Paralela Habakkuk 3:6 Chinese Bible Habakkuk 3:6 French Bible Habakkuk 3:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:6 He stood and shook the earth (Hab Hb) |
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