Habakkuk 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.”

Habakkuk 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Habakkuk 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Habakkuk 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Plague went before him, and pestilence followed his feet.”

Habakkuk 3:5 — World English Bible

Habakkuk 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet. ”

Habakkuk 3:5 — American Standard Version

Habakkuk 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Before Him goeth pestilence, And a burning flame goeth forth at His feet.”

Habakkuk 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Habakkuk 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Before him went the pestilence, And a burning flame went forth at his feet. ”

Habakkuk 3:5 — Darby Translation

Habakkuk 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth before his feete.”

Habakkuk 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Habakkuk 3:5 in Context — Habakkuk 3

3 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.

4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.

6 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 are everlasting.

7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

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What Does Habakkuk 3:5 Mean?

Habakkuk 3:5 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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