Habakkuk 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 3:9 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth wi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 3:9 — KJV
“Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. earth...: or, rivers of the earth”
— Habakkuk 3:9 (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:9 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 3:9
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:9: made, even, earth
“And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:9: bow, word, earth
“And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:9: according, even, earth
“For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:9: made, even, earth
“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 3:9: according, tribes, word
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