King James Version
Habakkuk 3:1 in the King James Version says “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. upon: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Sh...” — study this verse from Habakkuk chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. upon: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Shigionoth”
Habakkuk 3:1 · KJV
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. upon: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Shigionoth
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. speech: Heb. report, or, hearing revive: or, preserve alive
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. Teman: or, the south
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon Shigionoth”
H7692properly, aberration, i.e., (technically) a dithyramb or rambling poem
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