Habakkuk 3:4
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
KJV
Splendor ejus ut lux erit, cornua in manibus ejus : ibi abscondita est fortitudo ejus.
Vulgate
καὶ φέγγος αὐτοῦ ὡς φῶς ἔσται· κέρατα ἐν χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθετο ἀγάπησιν κραταιὰν ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.
LXX
Andhisbrightness was as the light; He had rayscoming forthfrom his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
ASV
וְ/נֹ֨גַהּ֙ כָּ/א֣וֹר תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה קַרְנַ֥יִם מִ/יָּד֖/וֹ ל֑/וֹ וְ/שָׁ֖ם חֶבְי֥וֹן עֻזֹּֽ/ה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
ו
v
noun · 74×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 89×
חֶבְי֥וֹן
chbyvn
noun · 1×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
נֹ֥גַֽהּ
ngh
noun · 18×
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 32.—Of the Prophecy that is Contained in the Prayer and Song of Habakkuk. In his prayer, with a song, to whom but the Lord Christ does he say, “O Lord, I have heard Thy hearing, and was afraid: O Lord, I have considered Thy works, and was greatly afraid?”11731173 Hab. iii. 2. What is this but the inexpressible admiration of the foreknown, new, and sudden salvation of me…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 6:16 — Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- 1Tim 6:16 — Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- Acts 12:7 — And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
- Exod 13:21 — And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
- Exod 14:20 — And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the nigh
- Exod 24:17 — And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
- Isa 60:19 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
- Job 26:14 — Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
- Matt 17:2 — And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
- Neh 9:12 — Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
- Ps 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Rev 5:6 — And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spir
- Rev 22:5 — And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.