Habakkuk 3:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 3:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 3:11 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 3:11 — KJV
“The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. at the light...: or, thine arrows walked in the light”
— Habakkuk 3:11 (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:11 in Context — About the Book of Habakkuk
Habakkuk dares to interrogate God — why do the wicked prosper while you stay silent? God answers with a vision worth waiting for and the line that ignited the Reformation: the righteous shall live by faith. The book ends in one of Scripture's boldest declarations of joy despite empty barns.
Cross-References for Habakkuk 3:11
“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. Jasher: or, the upright?”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:11: sun, moon, stood
“Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:11: sun, moon, light
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:11: sun, moon, thine
“Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. stand...: Heb. be silent”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:11: sun, moon, still
“Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:11: stood, still, spear
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