Loading…

Habakkuk 3:16

16 I heard and my 1inward parts atrembled,

At the sound my lips quivered.

Decay enters my bbones,

And in my place I tremble.

Because I must cwait quietly for the day of distress,

2For the dpeople to arise who will invade us.

Read more Explain verse



Habakkuk 3:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 I heard and my heart pounded,

my lips quivered at the sound;

decay crept into my bones,

and my legs trembled.

Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity

to come on the nation invading us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 I hear, and my body trembles;

my lips quiver at the sound;

rottenness enters into my bones;

my legs tremble beneath me.

Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble

to come upon people who invade us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 When I heard, my belly trembled;

My lips quivered at the voice:

Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself,

That I might rest in the day of trouble:

When he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Habakkuk 3:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 I trembled inside when I heard this;

my lips quivered with fear.

My legs gave way beneath me,

and I shook in terror.

I will wait quietly for the coming day

when disaster will strike the people who invade us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 When I heard, my body trembled;

My lips quivered at the voice;

Rottenness entered my bones;

And I trembled in myself,

That I might rest in the day of trouble.

When he comes up to the people,

He will invade them with his troops.

Habakkuk 3:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 I hear these things, and my body trembles;

my lips tremble when I hear the sound.

My bones feel weak,

and my legs shake.

But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster

that will come to the people who attack us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 I heard, and my body trembled,

My lips quivered at the voice;

Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place;

Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble,

For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people.

Habakkuk 3:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 I have heard, so there’s trembling within me. 

At the report my lips quivered. 

A rotten feeling has entered me. 

I tremble where I stand. 

I wait for the day of trouble 

to come to the people who will attack us. 

Habakkuk 3:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 I heard, and I trembled within;

my lips quivered at the sound.

Rottenness entered my bones;

I trembled where I stood.

Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress

to come against the people invading us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 I hear, and I tremble within;

my lips quiver at the sound.

Rottenness enters into my bones,

and my steps tremble beneath me.

I wait quietly for the day of calamity

to come upon the people who attack us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 I hear and my stomach shakes;

my lips quiver at the sound;

infection enters my bones;

that which is beneath me trembles;

I wait quietly for the day of trouble

to come upon the people attacking us.

Habakkuk 3:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 I listened and my heart pounded.

My lips trembled at the sound.

My bones seemed to rot.

And my legs shook.

But I will be patient.

I’ll wait for the day of trouble to come on Babylonia.

It’s the nation that is attacking us.


A service of Logos Bible Software