Verse 9
He pulled His powerful bow out and prepared to use it. He called for many arrows to shoot at His enemies (cf. Deuteronomy 32). This is a notoriously difficult phrase to translate.
"God had enlisted weapons and pledged them on oath for the destruction of his enemies." [Note: Robertson, p. 234.]
"In the ancient Near East, warriors would sometimes empower their weapons with a magical formula. The Lord is depicted here as doing the same (see also Jeremiah 47:6-7)." [Note: Chisholm, Handbook on . . ., p. 442. See also R. D. Haak, Habakkuk, p. 95.]
Selah. Think of that.
The prophet envisioned the rivers as God’s instruments in dividing portions of the earth.
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