King James Version
Habakkuk 3:10 in the King James Version says “The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifte...” — study this verse from Habakkuk chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.”
Habakkuk 3:10 · KJV
Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? of: or, were salvation?
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. earth: or, rivers of the earth
The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
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. at the light: or, thine arrows walked in the light
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
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“saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“thee and they trembled”
H2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
“passed by”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“the deep”
H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
“his hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“and lifted up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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