Habakkuk Declares His Confidence I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.
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14dread gripped me and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
15Then a breath of air passes by my face; it makes the hair of my flesh stand up.
19I said,“Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
3For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.
4My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
1At this also my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
24The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!
25Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”
24For my sighing comes in place of my food, and my groanings flow forth like water.
25For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me.
26I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.”
4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.
17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
6For, when I think about this, I am terrified and my body feels a shudder.
20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.
21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!
3When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
5Yes, here is what he says:“You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.
21so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
27My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.
15Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.
15We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.
16The snorting of the enemy’s horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!”
13מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.
7I saw the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian were shaking.
2When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
3Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.
7When they ask you,‘Why are you groaning?’ you will reply,‘Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.’ Pay attention– it is coming and it will happen, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
10When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.
10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
6For a nation has invaded my land, mighty and without number. Their teeth are lion’s teeth; they have the fangs of a lioness.
3When I am afraid, I trust in you.
3The nations run away when they hear a loud noise; the nations scatter when you spring into action!
15That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.
16Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
19Then I said,“LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say,‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods– worthless idols that could not help them at all.
10The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
11The voice of the LORD thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the LORD is awesome and very terrifying– who can survive it?
14“I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.
7The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.
16The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.
6People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.
20Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!
19In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
15But you trample on the sea with your horses, on the surging, raging waters.
5They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.
23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.
10He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls.
15Then fear overwhelmed those who were in the camp, those who were in the field, all the army in the garrison, and the raiding bands. They trembled and the ground shook. This fear was caused by God.