Habakkuk 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 3:12 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 3:12 — KJV
“Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.”
— Habakkuk 3:12 (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:12 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 3:12
“And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:12: land, indignation, anger
“And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:12: didst, through, land
“O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:12: didst, march, through
“For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. breadth: Heb. breadths”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:12: march, through, land
“And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. plain: Heb. plains”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:12: through, land
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