Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:16–18

16I heard and trembled within;

my lips quivered at the sound.

Decay entered my bones;

I trembled where I stood.

Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress

to come upon the people who invade us.

17Though the fig tree does not bud

and no fruit is on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though the sheep are cut off from the fold

and no cattle are in the stalls,

18yet I will exult in the LORD;

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

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Habakkuk 3:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּי׀šā·ma‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
and trembledוַתִּרְגַּ֣זwat·tir·gazConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
withinבִּטְנִ֗יbiṭ·nîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH990 belly, body, womb
my lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יśə·p̄ā·ṯayNoun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH8193 lip, speech, edge
quiveredצָלֲל֣וּṣā·lă·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6750 tingle, quiver
at the soundלְקוֹל֙lə·qō·wlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
Decayרָקָ֛בrā·qāḇNoun - masculine singularH7538 rottenness, decay
enteredיָב֥וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
my bonesבַּעֲצָמַ֖יba·‘ă·ṣā·mayPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH6106 bone, substance, self
I trembledאֶרְגָּ֑ז’er·gāzVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
where I stoodוְתַחְתַּ֣יwə·ṯaḥ·tayConjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singularH8478 the under part
Yet I must wait patientlyאָנ֙וּחַ֙’ā·nū·aḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5117 rest
for the dayלְי֣וֹםlə·yō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of distressצָרָ֔הṣā·rāhNoun - feminine singularH6869 id.
to come uponלַעֲל֖וֹתla·‘ă·lō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the peopleלְעַ֥םlə·‘amPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
who invade usיְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃yə·ḡū·ḏen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH1464 invade, attack

Habakkuk 3:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thoughכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the fig treeתְאֵנָ֣הṯə·’ê·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8384 fig
does notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
budתִפְרָ֗חṯip̄·rāḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH6524 bud, sprout, shoot
and noוְאֵ֤יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
fruitיְבוּל֙yə·ḇūlNoun - masculine singularH2981 produce
on the vinesבַּגְּפָנִ֔יםbag·gə·p̄ā·nîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common pluralH1612 vine
though the oliveזַ֔יִתza·yiṯNoun - masculine singularH2132 olive-tree, olive
cropמַעֲשֵׂה־ma·‘ă·śêh-Noun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
failsכִּחֵשׁ֙ki·ḥêšVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
and the fieldsוּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹתū·šə·ḏê·mō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH7709 field
produceעָ֣שָׂה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
noלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
foodאֹ֑כֶל’ō·ḵelNoun - masculine singularH400 food
though the sheepצֹ֔אןṣōnNoun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
are cut offגָּזַ֤רgā·zarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1504 cut, divide
from the foldמִמִּכְלָה֙mim·miḵ·lāhPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH4356 pen
and noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
cattleבָּקָ֖רbā·qārNoun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
in the stallsבָּרְפָתִֽים׃bā·rə·p̄ā·ṯîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH7517 stable, stall

Habakkuk 3:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
yet Iוַאֲנִ֖יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will exultאֶעְל֑וֹזָה’e‘·lō·w·zāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5937 exult
in the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
I will rejoiceאָגִ֖ילָה’ā·ḡî·lāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1523 rejoice
in the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֥יbê·lō·hêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yiš·‘îNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation

Cross-references

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Habakkuk 3:16 Jeremiah 23:9 · Habakkuk 3:2 · Daniel 10:8 · Habakkuk 1:5–11 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9 · Jeremiah 25:9–11 · Psalm 119:120 · Jeremiah 45:3–5 · Psalm 94:12–13 · Jeremiah 15:10–11 · Deuteronomy 28:49–52 · Isaiah 26:20–21

Habakkuk 3:17 Jeremiah 5:17 · Joel 1:16–18 · Haggai 2:16–17 · Amos 4:6–10 · Deuteronomy 28:30–41 · Deuteronomy 28:15–18 · Joel 1:10–13 · Jeremiah 14:2–8

Habakkuk 3:18 Job 13:15 · Philippians 4:4 · Micah 7:7 · Isaiah 61:10 · Isaiah 12:2 · Romans 5:2–3 · Psalm 25:5 · Psalm 46:1–5 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Luke 1:46–47 · Psalm 118:14–15 · 1 Samuel 2:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.