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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.
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Hope from History
Commentators explain that Habakkuk is recalling God's past victories over formidable enemies like Cushan and Midian, who are known from the book of Judges. By remembering how God powerfully delivered His people in history, the prophet builds confidence and encourages believers to trust that the same God will deliver them from their present and future trials.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I saw - in prophetic vision (1 Kings 22:17).
The tents of Cushan in (under) affliction - Upon the coming of the Lo…
19th Century
Anglican
Habakkuk describes the “Theophany” or self-manifestation of Jehovah, which is to introduce the desired deliverance. The Authorised Version has unfo…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, no doubt, relates here whatever might bring comfort to the miserable Jews, who thought themselves rejected and, in a way, alienated fr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction The same with Cush or Ethiopia; hence the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render…
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…
