Habakkuk 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 3:6 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 3:6 — KJV
“He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.”
— Habakkuk 3:6 (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:6 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 3:6
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? a measure: Heb. a tierce”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:6: measured, earth, mountains
“And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:6: earth, everlasting, bow
“Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: possess: or, inherit”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:6: nations, mountains, hills
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:6: earth, everlasting, mountains
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. established: or, prepared”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:6: nations, mountains, hills
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