{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/habakkuk/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T04:56:05.437Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Habakkuk","bookSlug":"habakkuk","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":3,"totalVerses":19},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And his brightness was as the light; He had rays coming forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were as of old."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Was Jehovah displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a'sure word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thou didst march though the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh the nations in anger."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds  feet , And will make me to walk upon my high places."}],"citation":{"inline":"Habakkuk 3 (ASV)","markdown":"[Habakkuk 3](https://primebible.com/asv/habakkuk/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/habakkuk/3 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}