Habakkuk 3:16-18 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:9-16

An ideal theophany: 4. The glorious interposition of the Deity. I. NATURE 'S HOMAGE TO THE JUDGE . ( Habakkuk 3:10 , Habakkuk 3:11 .) Jehovah's presence on that great and terrible day will be attested by a succession of marvels. 1 . Wonders in the earth. 2 . Wonders in the sea . The tempest of waters passed by, the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high" ( Habakkuk 3:10 ). These words possibly allude to what occurred both in the Flood and in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16

When I heard. "When" is better omitted. "I heard" the report of thee (vex. 2). The LXX . refers to Habakkuk 2:1 , rendering, "I watched." If the former part is the paean of the congregation, the present is the prophet's own utterance expressive of his dismay at the prospect before him. My belly trembled. My inmost part, my inward self, trembled with fear (comp. Isaiah 16:11 ). My lips quivered at the voice. My lips quivered with fear at the voice of God that sounded in me ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16

Horror of God. "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." "Having finished the poetic rehearsal of the mighty acts of Jehovah on behalf of his people in ancient times, which he had composed in order to inspire the pious with unshaken confidence in him as their covenant God, Habakkuk reverts to the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16-17

§ 4. The contemplation of the Divine judgments produces in the people of God at first, fear and trembling at the prospect of chastisement read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17

The prophet depicts the effects of the hostile invasion, which are such as to make the natural heart despair. Although the fig tree shall not blossom. The devastations of the enemy leave the country bare and uncultivated. The Chaldeans, like the Assyrians and Egyptians, cut down and burnt the fruit-bearing trees of the countries which they invaded (comp. Deuteronomy 20:19 ; Isaiah 9:10 ; Isaiah 37:24 ; Jeremiah 6:6 ). The trees most useful and abundant in Palestine are mentioned... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-18

Songs in the night. The thought underlying these intensely human words is that of holy and triumphant joy manifesting itself on occasions when in the ordinary course of things the very opposite experience might naturally have been expected. The writer was under the elevating influence of sincere piety, and his rapturous outburst sets forth the truth that true religion excites within its recipients such thoughts, inspires within them such emotions, and imparts to them such confidence, as to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-19

Sorrowing, yet rejoicing. I. THE CASE SUPPOSED . A complete failure of all creature comforts. 1. Extremely unusual. Even the worst are seldom reduced to the bare boards of absolute privation ( Psalms 145:9 ; Matthew 5:45 ). David confesses in old age that he had "never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" ( Psalms 37:25 ). 2 . Not impossible or unknown. Persons, and these by no means always the ungodly, but sometimes the good, the excellent of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-19

The possibilities in the life of a good man. "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," etc. "The desolation here so graphically and forcibly described is that which was to be effected by the Chaldeans, whose army would consume or... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:18

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord. Unshaken in confidence, the prophet, representing the faithful Israelite, expresses his unbounded joy at the prospect of salvation which opens to him beyond the present affliction. The psalmist often thus shews his exulting faith (see Psalms 5:7 ; Psalms 13:6 ; Psalms 17:14 , Psalms 17:15 ; Psalms 31:19 ). I will joy. I will shout for joy; my joy shall express itself outwardly. The God of my salvation (see note on Micah 7:7 ). The God who... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:18-19

§ 5. In spite of the terror produced by these judgments, the true Israelite is blessed with hope of salvation and joy in the Lord. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:9-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:16-17

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The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:17-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 3:18-19

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