Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise. His shine is as the sun, and beams of light go out of his hands; there is his power hid.
New American Standard Bible
He has rays flashing from His hand,
And there is the hiding of His
King James Version
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Holman Bible
rays are flashing from His hand.
This is where His power is hidden.
International Standard Version
His radiance is like sunlight; beams of light shine from his hand, where his strength lays hidden.
A Conservative Version
And [his] brightness was as the light. He had rays from his hand, and there was the hiding of his power.
American Standard Version
And his brightness was as the light; He had rays coming forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
Amplified
His brightness is like the sunlight;
He has [bright] rays flashing from His hand,
And there [in the sunlike splendor] is the hiding place of His power.
Bible in Basic English
He was shining like the light; he had rays coming out from his hand: there his power was kept secret.
Darby Translation
And his brightness was as the light; Rays came forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
Julia Smith Translation
And the brightness will be as the light; horns to him from his hand; and he set the hiding of his strength.
King James 2000
And his brightness was as the light; he had rays flashing out of his hand: and there was his power hidden.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And his brightness was like [the] light; flashing rays [came] from his hand for him; And there [is] the covering of his strength.
Modern King James verseion
And His brightness is as the light; rays from His hand are His, and there was a hiding of His strength.
NET Bible
He is as bright as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. This is the outward display of his power.
New Heart English Bible
His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a brightness, as light, appeareth, Rays, out of his hand, hath he, - and, there, is the hiding of his power.
Webster
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was the hiding of his power.
World English Bible
His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.
Themes
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Light, spiritual » Believers' duty performed in » God a
Midianites » Terrified at approach of israel
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 3:4
Images Habakkuk 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prayer Of Habakkuk
3 God cometh from Teman, and the holy one from the mount of Paran. Selah. 4 His glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise. His shine is as the sun, and beams of light go out of his hands; there is his power hid. 5 Destruction goeth before him, and burning cressettes go from his feet.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 26:14
This is now a short sum of his doings. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse his works? Who can perceive and understand the thunder of his power?"
Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to lead them the way: and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light: that they might go both by day and night.
Exodus 14:20
and went between the host of the Egyptians and the host of Israel. It was a dark cloud, and gave light by night: so that all the night long the one could not come at the other.
Nehemiah 9:12
and leddest them in the daytime in a cloudy pillar; and on the night season in a pillar of fire, to show them light in the way that they went.
Psalm 104:2
Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were with a garment, and spreadest out the heaven like a curtain -
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong castle, the righteous flyeth unto it, and shall be saved.
Isaiah 60:19-20
The Sun shall never be thy day light, and the light of the Moon shall never shine unto thee: but the LORD himself shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God shall be thy glory.
Matthew 17:2
and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.
1 Timothy 6:16
which only hath immortality, and dwelleth in light that no man can attain, whom never man saw, neither can see: unto whom be honour and rule everlasting. Amen.
Revelation 21:23
And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it.
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no more night there and they need no candle, neither light of the sun: for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for evermore.