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Habakkuk 3:16–19

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Habakkuk Declares His Confidence

3:16I listened and my stomach churned;49

the sound made my lips quiver.

My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying,50

and I shook as I tried to walk.51

I long52 for the day of distress

to come upon53 the people who attack us.

3:17When54 the fig tree does not bud,

and there are no grapes on the vines;

when the olive trees do not produce,55

and the fields yield no crops;56

when the sheep disappear57 from the pen,

and there are no cattle in the stalls,

3:18I will rejoice because of58 the Lord;

I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!

3:19The sovereign Lord is my source of strength.59

He gives me the agility of a deer;60

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.61

(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)62

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Habakkuk 3:17–18: Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD…

Footnotes

  1. 49 Heb “my insides trembled.”
  2. 50 Heb “decay entered my bones.”
  3. 51 Heb “beneath me I shook, which.…” The Hebrew term אֲשֶׁר (’asher) appears to be a relative pronoun, but a relative pronoun does not fit here. The translation assumes a reading אֲשֻׁרָי (’ashuray, “my steps”) as well as an emendation of the preceding verb to a third plural form.
  4. 52 The translation assumes that אָנוּחַ (’anuakh) is from the otherwise unattested verb נָוָח (navakh, “sigh”; see II נוח; so also ). Most take this verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “to rest”) and translate, “I wait patiently” (cf. ).
  5. 53 Heb “to come up toward.”
  6. 54 Or “though.”
  7. 55 Heb “the produce of the olive disappoints.”
  8. 56 Heb “food.”
  9. 57 Or “are cut off.”
  10. 58 Or “in.”
  11. 59 Or perhaps, “is my wall,” that is, “my protector.”
  12. 60 Heb “he makes my feet like those of deer.”
  13. 61 Heb “he makes me walk on my high places.” Difficult times are coming, but Habakkuk is confident the Lord will sustain him. Habakkuk will be able to survive, just as the deer negotiates the difficult rugged terrain of the high places without injury.
  14. 62 Heb “For the leader, on my stringed instruments.”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

Though the fig tree should not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines,

the produce of the olive fail

and the fields yield no food,

the flock be cut off from the fold

and there be no herd in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the Lord;

I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

God, the Lord, is my strength;

he makes my feet like the deer’s;

he makes me tread on my high places.

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

The Sovereign Lord is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to tread on the heights.

For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

Though the fig tree does not bud

and there is no fruit on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though the flocks disappear from the pen

and there are no herds in the stalls,

yet I will celebrate in the Lord;

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

The Lord my Lord is my strength;

he makes my feet like those of a deer

and enables me to walk on mountain heights!

For the choir director: on stringed instruments.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,

and there are no grapes on the vines;

even though the olive crop fails,

and the fields lie empty and barren;

even though the flocks die in the fields,

and the cattle barns are empty,

yet I will rejoice in the Lord!

I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

The Sovereign Lord is my strength!

He makes me as surefooted as a deer,

able to tread upon the heights.

(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

Though the fig tree does not blossom,

nor there be fruit on the vines;

the yield of the olive tree fails,

and the cultivated fields do not yield food;

the flock is cut off from the animal pen,

and there is no cattle in the stalls,

Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh;

I will exult in the God of my salvation.

Yahweh, my Lord, is my strength;

he makes my feet like the deer;

he causes me to walk on my high places.

To the choirmaster with stringed instruments.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom,

Neither shall fruit be in the vines;

The labour of the olive shall fail,

And the fields shall yield no meat;

The flock shall be cut off from the fold,

And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

I will joy in the God of my salvation.

The Lord God is my strength,

And he will make my feet like hinds’ feet,

And he will make me to walk upon mine high places.

To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

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