Habakkuk 3:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.”

Habakkuk 3:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Habakkuk 3:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Habakkuk 3:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sun and moon stood still in the sky at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.”

Habakkuk 3:11 — World English Bible

Habakkuk 3:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Habakkuk 3:11 — American Standard Version

Habakkuk 3:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Sun--moon--hath stood--a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.”

Habakkuk 3:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Habakkuk 3:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth, — At the shining of thy glittering spear. ”

Habakkuk 3:11 — Darby Translation

Habakkuk 3:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sunne and moone stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrowes they went, and at the bright shining of thy speares.”

Habakkuk 3:11 — Geneva Bible

Habakkuk 3:11 in Context — Habakkuk 3

9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

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What Does Habakkuk 3:11 Mean?

Habakkuk 3:11 is a verse from the Book of Habakkuk, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Habakkuk chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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