Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. New Living Translation With his own weapons, you destroyed the chief of those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey. English Standard Version You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret. Berean Standard Bible With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. King James Bible Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. New King James Version You thrust through with his own arrows The head of his villages. They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret. New American Standard Bible You pierced with his own arrows The head of his leaders. They stormed in to scatter us; Their arrogance was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret. NASB 1995 You pierced with his own spears The head of his throngs. They stormed in to scatter us; Their exultation was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret. NASB 1977 Thou didst pierce with his own spears The head of his throngs. They stormed in to scatter us; Their exultation was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret. Legacy Standard Bible You pierced with his own sharpened rods The head of his throngs. They stormed in to scatter us; Their exultation was like those Who devour the afflicted in secret. Amplified Bible With the enemy’s own spears, You pierced The head of his hordes. They stormed out to scatter us, Rejoicing like those Who secretly devour the oppressed [of Israel]. Christian Standard Bible You pierce his head with his own spears; his warriors storm out to scatter us, gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak. Holman Christian Standard Bible You pierce his head with his own spears; his warriors storm out to scatter us, gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak. American Standard Version Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. Contemporary English Version His troops had come like a storm, hoping to scatter us and glad to gobble us up. To them we were refugees in hiding--but you smashed their heads with their own weapons. English Revised Version Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: they came as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. GOD'S WORD® Translation You pierce the leader of his gang with his own arrows. His soldiers come like a violent storm to scatter me. They are arrogant like those who secretly eat up the poor. Good News Translation Your arrows pierced the commander of his army when it came like a storm to scatter us, gloating like those who secretly oppress the poor. International Standard Version With his own lances you pierced the heads of his warriors, who came out like a windstorm to scatter us — their joy is to devour the afflicted who are in hiding. Majority Standard Bible With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. NET Bible You pierce the heads of his warriors with a spear. They storm forward to scatter us; they shout with joy as if they were plundering the poor with no opposition. New Heart English Bible You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret. Webster's Bible Translation Thou didst strike through with his staffs the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. World English Bible You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have pierced the head of his leaders with his own rods, "" They are tempestuous to scatter me, "" Their exultation [is] as to consume the poor in secret. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast pierced with his staves the head of his leaders, They are tempestuous to scatter me, Their exultation is as to consume the poor in secret. Smith's Literal Translation Thou didst pierce with rods the head of the leader: they will rush on as a tempest to scatter me their exultation as to devour the poor in secret. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast cursed his sceptres, the head of his warriors, them that came out as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their joy was like that of him that devoureth the poor man in secret. Catholic Public Domain Version You have cursed his scepters, the head of his warriors, those who approached like a whirlwind so as to scatter me. Their exultation was like one who devours the poor in secret. New American Bible You pierced his head with your shafts; his princes you scattered with your stormwind, as food for the poor in unknown places. New Revised Standard Version You pierced with their own arrows the head of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter us, gloating as if ready to devour the poor who were in hiding. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou didst break with his own staves the heads of his princes; for they trusted in their savagery to devour the poor secretly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shattered with his staves the heads of his Authorities who trusted in their savagery, because they would devour the poor in a secret place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast stricken through with his own rods the head of his rulers, That come as a whirlwind to scatter me; Whose rejoicing is as to devour the poor secretly. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, they shall tremble in it; they shall burst their bridles, they shall be as a poor man devouring in secret. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Habakkuk's Prayer…13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah 14With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. 15You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.… Cross References Psalm 37:15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. Psalm 7:15-16 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 9:15-16 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. / The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah Psalm 35:8 May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. Isaiah 37:36-38 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. 2 Chronicles 20:22-23 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. Judges 7:22 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. 1 Samuel 14:20 Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor. Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. Revelation 19:19-21 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. Treasury of Scripture You did strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. the head. Exodus 11:4-7 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: … Exodus 12:12,13,29,30 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD… Exodus 14:17,18 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen… they. Exodus 14:5-9 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? … Exodus 15:9,10 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them… Psalm 83:2,8 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head… came out. Daniel 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Zechariah 9:14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. their. Exodus 1:10-16,22 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land… Psalm 10:8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. Psalm 64:2-7 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: … Jump to Previous Afflicted Devour Driving Dry Exultation Exulting Flight Head Heads Horsemen Joy Leaders Making Meal Oppressed Pierce Pierced Poor Rejoicing Rods Rulers Scatter Secret Secretly Spears Staffs Staves Stems Stormed Stricken Strike Throngs Villages Warriors Whirlwind WretchedJump to Next Afflicted Devour Driving Dry Exultation Exulting Flight Head Heads Horsemen Joy Leaders Making Meal Oppressed Pierce Pierced Poor Rejoicing Rods Rulers Scatter Secret Secretly Spears Staffs Staves Stems Stormed Stricken Strike Throngs Villages Warriors Whirlwind WretchedHabakkuk 3 1. Habakkuk, in his prayer, trembles at God's majesty.17. The confidence of his faith. You pierced his head with his own spear This phrase vividly illustrates divine retribution and justice. The Hebrew word for "pierced" (תָּקַע, taqa) conveys a sense of forceful penetration, often used in contexts of driving a stake or nail. This imagery suggests a decisive and irreversible act of judgment. The "head" symbolizes leadership or the source of power, indicating that God targets the very heart of the enemy's strength. The use of "his own spear" underscores the poetic justice of the situation, where the instruments of violence and oppression are turned back upon the oppressor. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God uses the plans of the wicked against them, as seen in accounts like Haman's gallows in the Book of Esther. His warriors stormed out to scatter us gloating as though ready to devour the wretched in hiding Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew With his own spearבְמַטָּיו֙ (ḇə·maṭ·ṭāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe You pierced נָקַ֤בְתָּ (nā·qaḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5344: To puncture his head, רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head when his warriors פְּרָזָ֔יו (pə·rā·zāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6518: Decide, a chieftain stormed out יִסְעֲר֖וּ (yis·‘ă·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5590: To rush upon, to toss to scatter us, לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי (la·hă·p̄î·ṣê·nî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered gloating עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔ם (‘ă·lî·ṣu·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5951: Exultation as though ready כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-) Preposition Strong's 3644: Like, as, when to secretly בַּמִּסְתָּֽר׃ (bam·mis·tār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4565: A secret place, hiding place devour לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat the weak. עָנִ֖י (‘ā·nî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble Links Habakkuk 3:14 NIVHabakkuk 3:14 NLT Habakkuk 3:14 ESV Habakkuk 3:14 NASB Habakkuk 3:14 KJV Habakkuk 3:14 BibleApps.com Habakkuk 3:14 Biblia Paralela Habakkuk 3:14 Chinese Bible Habakkuk 3:14 French Bible Habakkuk 3:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:14 You pierced the heads of his warriors (Hab Hb) |
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