Habakkuk 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Habakkuk 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters 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 who invade us.”
Habakkuk 3:16 — World English Bible
Habakkuk 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ 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. ”
Habakkuk 3:16 — American Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have heard, and my belly trembleth, At the noise have my lips quivered, Rottenness doth come into my bones, And in my place I do tremble, That I rest for a day of distress, At the coming up of the people, he overcometh it.”
Habakkuk 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people. ”
Habakkuk 3:16 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When I heard, my bellie trembled: my lippes shooke at the voyce: rottennesse entred into my bones, and I trembled in my selfe, that I might rest in the day of trouble: for whe he commeth vp vnto the people, he shall destroy them.”
Habakkuk 3:16 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 3:16 in Context — Habakkuk 3
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
16 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.
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be 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 there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
What Does Habakkuk 3:16 Mean?
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