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Habakkuk 3:11

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.

KJV

Sol et luna steterunt in habitaculo suo : in luce sagittarum tuarum ibunt, in splendore fulgurantis hastæ tuæ.

Vulgate

ἐπήρθη ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἔστη ἐν τῇ τάξει αὐτῆς· εἰς φῶς βολίδες σου πορεὔσονται, εἰς φέγγος ἀστραπῆς ὅπλων σου.

LXX

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.

ASV

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ יָרֵ֖חַ עָ֣מַד זְבֻ֑לָ/ה לְ/א֤וֹר חִצֶּ֨י/ךָ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ לְ/נֹ֖גַהּ בְּרַ֥ק חֲנִיתֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
בָּרָ֖ק
brq
noun · 20×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
ו
v
noun · 45×
וֹ
v
noun · 48×
זְבֻ֖ל
zbl
noun · 5×
יָרֵ֖חַ
yrch
noun · 25×
נֹ֥גַֽהּ
ngh
noun · 18×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 22:15 — And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
  • Gen 1:16 — And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
  • Josh 10:11 — And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more whi
  • Josh 10:12 — Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, i
  • Josh 10:13 — And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and
  • Nah 3:3 — The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon the
  • Ps 7:13 — He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
  • Ps 18:12 — At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
  • Ps 18:14 — Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
  • Ps 144:5 — Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
  • Zech 9:14 — And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.