Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Holman Bible
and pestilence follows in His steps.
International Standard Version
Before him pestilence walks, and disease follows behind him.
A Conservative Version
Before him went the pestilence. And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
American Standard Version
Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Amplified
Before Him goes the pestilence [of judgment as in Egypt],
And [the burning] plague [of condemnation] follows at His feet [as in Sennacherib’s army].
Bible in Basic English
Before him went disease, and flames went out at his feet.
Darby Translation
Before him went the pestilence, And a burning flame went forth at his feet.
Julia Smith Translation
Before his face shall go the word, and a flame will go forth at his feet.
King James 2000
Before him went the pestilence, and burning fever went forth at his feet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Before him went Disease, and Pestilence went out at his feet.
Modern King James verseion
A plague went before Him, and lightning went forth at His feet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Destruction goeth before him, and burning cressettes go from his feet.
New Heart English Bible
Plague went before him, and pestilence followed his feet.
The Emphasized Bible
Before him, marcheth pestilence, - and fever, goeth forth, at his feet:
Webster
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
World English Bible
Plague went before him, and pestilence followed his feet.
Youngs Literal Translation
Before Him goeth pestilence, And a burning flame goeth forth at His feet.
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Habakkuk 3:5
Devotionals containing Habakkuk 3:5
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prayer Of Habakkuk
4 He is as bright as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. This is the outward display of his power. 5 Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him. 6 He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 12:29-30
It happened at midnight -- the Lord attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
Numbers 16:46-49
Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take the censer, put burning coals from the altar in it, place incense on it, and go quickly into the assembly and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the Lord -- the plague has begun!"
Numbers 14:12
I will strike them with the pestilence, and I will disinherit them; I will make you into a nation that is greater and mightier than they!"
Deuteronomy 32:24
They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.
Psalm 18:7-13
The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.
Psalm 78:50-51
He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.
Nahum 1:2-3
The Lord is a zealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and very angry. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he sustains his rage against his enemies.