{"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/kjv/habakkuk/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:56:38.716Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 upon Shigionoth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"O LORD, I have heard thy speech, <i>and</i> was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make 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 <i>his</i> brightness was as the light; he had horns <i>coming</i> out of his hand: and there <i>was</i> the hiding of his power."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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 <i>are</i> everlasting."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: <i>and</i> the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? <i>was</i> thine anger against the rivers? <i>was</i> thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses <i>and</i> thy chariots of salvation?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thy bow was made quite naked, <i>according</i> to the oaths of the tribes, <i>even thy</i> word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The mountains saw thee, <i>and</i> they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, <i>and</i> lifted up his hands on high."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The sun <i>and</i> moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, <i>and</i> at the shining of thy glittering spear."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, <i>even</i> for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing <i>was</i> as to devour the poor secretly."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, <i>through</i> the heap of great waters."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither <i>shall</i> fruit <i>be</i> 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 <i>there shall be</i> no herd in the stalls:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The LORD God <i>is</i> my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' <i>feet</i>, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."}],"citation":{"inline":"Habakkuk 3 (KJV)","markdown":"[Habakkuk 3](https://primebible.com/kjv/habakkuk/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/habakkuk/3 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}