Habakkuk 3:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 3:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 3:17 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 3:17 — KJV
“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: fail: Heb. lie”
— Habakkuk 3:17 (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:17 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 3:17
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing...: Heb. seeding seed yielding...: Heb. seeding seed”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:17: tree, fruit, yield
“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; of oil...: Heb. of olive tree of oil”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:17: fig, tree, vines
“And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:17: fig, tree, vines
“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. the tree...: Heb. the stalk with his bread”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:17: tree, fruit, cut
“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. shall grow: Heb. shall come up new: or, principal for medicine: or, for bruises and sores”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:17: tree, neither, fruit
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