Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I was afraid: O Jehovah, preserve alive thy work in the midst of years, in the midst of years make known; in anger thou wilt remember mercy.

New American Standard Bible

Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Lord, I have heard the report about You;
Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds.
Revive Your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In Your wrath remember mercy!

International Standard Version

LORD, as I listen to what has been said about you, I am afraid. LORD, revive your work throughout all of our lives reveal yourself throughout all of our lives when you are angry, remember compassion.

A Conservative Version

O LORD, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid. O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath remember mercy.

American Standard Version

O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

Amplified


O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.

Bible in Basic English

O Lord, word of you has come to my ears; I have seen your work, O Lord; when the years come near make it clear; in wrath keep mercy in mind.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, I heard the report of thee, and I feared. Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known: In wrath remember mercy!

King James 2000

O LORD, I have heard your speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make [it] known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.

Modern King James verseion

O Jehovah, I have heard Your report; I am afraid. O Jehovah, give new life to Your work in the midst of years; in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in thy wrath remember mercy.

NET Bible

Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!

New Heart English Bible

LORD, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

The Emphasized Bible

O Yahweh, I have heard tidings of thee, I am afraid. O Yahweh! Thy work - in the midst of the years, O revive it, in the midst of the years, wilt thou make known? In trouble, wilt thou remember, compassion?

Webster

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.

World English Bible

Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

Youngs Literal Translation

O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I have been afraid, O Jehovah, Thy work! in midst of years revive it, In the midst of years Thou makest known In anger Thou dost remember mercy.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמע 
Shema` 
Usage: 18

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

פּעל 
Po`al 
Usage: 37

in the midst
קרב 
Qereb 
קרב 
Qereb 
Usage: 226
Usage: 226

of the years
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
Usage: 811
Usage: 811

in wrath
רגז 
Rogez 
Usage: 7

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Context Readings

The Prayer Of Habakkuk

1 A Prayer by Habakkuk the prophet upon songs 2 O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I was afraid: O Jehovah, preserve alive thy work in the midst of years, in the midst of years make known; in anger thou wilt remember mercy. 3 God will come from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran Silence. His majesty covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.

Cross References

Psalm 85:6

Wilt thou not turn back? wilt thou give us life? and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh stood erect from thy fear, and I was afraid of thy judgments.

Psalm 44:1

To the overseer for the sons of Korah: of instruction. O God, with our ears we heard; our fathers recounted to us the work thou didst in their days, in days of old.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard and my belly will tremble; at the voice my lips quivered: rottenness will come into my bones, and I shall tremble under me that I shall rest at the day of straits: to come up to the people he will invade him.

Exodus 9:20-21

He fearing the word of Jehovah from the servants of Pharaoh, caused his servants to flee, and his cattle to the houses.

Exodus 32:10-12

And thou be at rest to me, and my wrath shall kindle against them, and I will consume them: and I will make thee into a great nation.

Numbers 14:10-23

And all the assembly will say to stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah was seen in the tent of appointment to all the sons of Israel.

Numbers 16:46-47

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting.

2 Samuel 24:10-17

And the heart of David will strike him after he thus reviewed the people. And David will say to Jehovah, I sinned greatly in what I did: and now, O Jehovah, now pass by the iniquity of thy servant, for I was very foolish.

2 Chronicles 34:27-28

Because thy heart was tender, and thou wilt be humbled from before God in thy hearing his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and thou wilt be humbled before me, and thou wilt rend thy garments and weep before me; I also heard, says Jehovah.

Ezra 9:8

And now for a little moment grace was from Jehovah our God to leave to us an escaping, and to give to us a nail in his holy place, for our God to enlighten our eyes and to give us a little preservation of our life in our servitude.

Job 4:12-21

And a word shall be brought to me by stealth, and mine ear will take a transient sound from it

Psalm 6:1-2

To the overseer upon the stringed instruments upon the octave, chanting of David. O Jehovah, not in thine anger wilt thou correct me, and not in thy wrath wilt thou chastise me.

Psalm 38:1

Chanting of David to bring to remembrance.

Psalm 78:38

And he being compassionate will cover iniquity, and he will not destroy: and he multiplied to turn back his anger, and he will not rouse up all his wrath.

Psalm 90:13-17

Turn back, O Jehovah, how long? and have pity upon thy servants.

Psalm 138:7-8

If I shall go in the midst of straits, thou wilt make me alive: against the anger of mine enemies thou wilt stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand shall save me.

Isaiah 51:9-11

Rouse up, rouse up, put on strength, thou arm of Jehovah; rouse up as the days of old, of everlasting generations. Was it not with him cutting off Rahab, wounding the sea monster?

Isaiah 53:1

Who believed in our report? and to whom was the arm of Jehovah uncovered?

Isaiah 54:8

In the outpouring of anger I hid a moment my face from thee; and in eternal mercy I compassionated thee, said Jehovah redeeming thee.

Isaiah 63:15-4

Look from the heavens, and see from thy holy dwelling and thy glory: where thy zeal and thy strength? the multitude of thy bowels and thy compassions to me restrained themselves.

Isaiah 66:2

And all these my hand made, and all these shall be, says Jehovah: and to this will I look, to the humble. and smitten of spirit, and trembling at my word.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, O Jehovah, but in judgment, not in thy wrath, lest thou shalt make me small.

Jeremiah 25:11-12

All this land was for a waste, for a desolation, and these nations served the king of Babel seventy years.

Jeremiah 29:10

For thus said Jehovah, That according to the filling up to Babel of seventy years I will review you and lift up to you my good word to turn you back to this place.

Jeremiah 36:21-24

And the king will send Jehudi to take the roll: and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi will read in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the chiefs standing from about the king.

Jeremiah 52:31-34

And it will be in the thirty and seventh year to the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and fifth to the month, Evil Merodach, king of Babel, in the year of his reigning lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him forth from the house of the prison,

Lamentations 3:32

For if he afflicted, and he compassionated according to the multitude of his mercy.

Daniel 8:17

And he will come near my standing: and in his coming I was afraid, and I shall fall upon my face; and he will say to me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end, the vision.

Daniel 9:2

In one year to the kingdom, I Daniel understood by books the number of years which the word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah the prophet, to fill up for the desolations of Jerusalem seventy years.

Hosea 6:2-3

He will revive us after two days: in the third day he will raise us up and we shall live before him.

Habakkuk 1:5-10

See ye among the nations, and look, and wonder; ye shall wonder: for the working a work in your days ye will not believe if it shall be recounted.

Zechariah 1:12

And the messenger of Jehovah will answer and say, O Jehovah of armies, how long wilt thou not compassionate Jerusalem and the cities of Judah with whom thou wert very angry this seventy years?

John 10:10

The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.

Romans 10:16

But not all listened to the good news. For Esaias says, Lord, who believed our report?

Philippians 1:6

Confident of this same, that he having begun a good work in you will complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, having an intimation of the divine will of things not yet seen, being circumspect, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house; by which he condemned the world, and by faith became an heir of justice.

Hebrews 12:21

And so dreadful was that being made to appear, Moses said, I am terrified and trembling:)

Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou alone holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy justices were made manifest.

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