King James Version
What Does Habakkuk 3:4 Mean?
“And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. horns: or, bright beams out of his side”
Context
2
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
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. Teman: or, the south
4
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. horns: or, bright beams out of his side
5
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. coals: or, diseases
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) **And his brightness was as the light. . . .**—Better, *And a brightness shall there be, like sunlight, and rays are at His side; and there *[*i.e.,* in this radiance] *is the tabernacle of His power.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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