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You marched through the land in wrath. You threshed the nations in anger.
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Past Act or Future Prophecy?
Scholars debate whether this verse describes the past or the future. Some, like John Calvin, see it as a reflection on God's past actions, specifically His power displayed during Israel's conquest of Canaan. Others, like Charles Ellicott, argue strongly that the Hebrew verbs are future, making this a prophecy of a coming deliverance God will perform. This changes the focus from a memory to a forward-looking hope.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou didst march the earth in indignation - The word “tread” is used for very solemn manifestations of God (Judges 5:4;…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou didst march—Here the verbs are in the future, and are to be rendered accordingly.
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here relates the entrance of the people into the land of Canaan, so that the faithful might know that their fathers would not have obta…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You marched through the land with indignation Not the land of Canaan, fighting against the inhabitants of it, dispos…
God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading the…
