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I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people who invade us.
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A Holy, Physical Fear
Commentators note that Habakkuk's reaction to God's coming judgment is intensely physical: his body trembles, his lips quiver, and he feels "rottenness" in his bones. This isn't a sign of weak faith, but an appropriate, soul-shaking awe in the face of God's holiness and His decision to discipline His own people. It shows he takes God's word with the utmost seriousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When I heard -, or better, “I heard and...” The prophet sums up, resuming that same declaration with which he had begun, “I heard, I was afr…
19th Century
Anglican
All the verbs in these verses are incorrectly rendered regarding tense. (See note on Chapter 3:15.)
16th Century
Protestant
In my view, those interpreters are mistaken who connect the verb “I have heard” with the last verse, as if the Prophet had said that he had felt dr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When I heard, my belly trembled His bowels, his heart within him, at the report made of what would come to pass in f…
When we see a day of trouble approach, it is important for us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear. The prophet looked bac…
