Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou showedest thy bow openly, like as thou hadst promised with an oath unto the tribes. Selah. Thou didst divide the waters of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
The rods of
You
King James Version
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Holman Bible
the arrows are ready
You split the earth with rivers.
International Standard Version
Your bow was exposed, and your arrows targeted by command. Interlude You split the earth with rivers.
A Conservative Version
Thy bow was made quite bare. The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou split the earth with rivers.
American Standard Version
Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a'sure word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Amplified
Your bow was made bare;
The rods of chastisement were sworn. Selah (pause, calmly think of that).
You split the earth with rivers [bringing waters to dry places].
Bible in Basic English
Your bow was quite uncovered. Selah. By you the earth was cut through with rivers.
Darby Translation
Thy bow was made naked, The rods of discipline sworn according to thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Julia Smith Translation
In nakedness thou shalt raise thy bow, the oaths of the tribes, he said. Silence. Thou wilt divide the earth with rivers.
King James 2000
Your bow was made quite ready, according to the oaths over your arrows. Selah. You did divide the earth with rivers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You laid bare the nakedness of your bow, swearing oaths [with the] arrows of [your] word. You split the earth [with] rivers.
Modern King James verseion
You make Your bow naked, according to the oaths of the rods of Your Word. Selah. You have cut through the earth with rivers.
NET Bible
Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth's surface.
New Heart English Bible
You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.
The Emphasized Bible
To nakedness, is bared thy bow, oaths of chastisement - song! Selah. With rivers, thou dost cleave open the land.
Webster
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
World English Bible
You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.
Youngs Literal Translation
Utterly naked Thou dost make Thy bow, Sworn are the tribes -- saying, 'Pause!' With rivers Thou dost cleave the earth.
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prayer Of Habakkuk
8 Wast thou not angry, O LORD, in the waters? Was not thy wrath in the floods, and thy displeasure in the sea? Yes, when thou sattest upon thine horse, and when thy chariots had the victory. 9 Thou showedest thy bow openly, like as thou hadst promised with an oath unto the tribes. Selah. Thou didst divide the waters of the earth. 10 The mountains saw thee, and they tembled, the water stream went away: the deep made a noise at the lifting up of thine hand.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:12-13
If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
Psalm 78:15-16
He clove the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great depth.
Psalm 105:41
He opened the rock of stone, and the waters flowed out, so that rivers ran in the dry places.
Genesis 15:18-21
And that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt, even unto the great river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:7-8
Moreover, I will make my covenant between me, and thee, and thy seed after thee; in their times to be an everlasting testament, so that I will be God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis 22:16-18
saying, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing and hast not spared thy only son,
Genesis 26:3-4
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for unto thee and unto thy seed I will give all these countries. And I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father,
Genesis 28:13-14
Yea, and the LORD stood upon it and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father and the God of Isaac: The land which thou sleepest upon will I give thee and thy seed.
Exodus 17:6
Behold, I will stand there before thee upon a rock in Horeb: and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out thereof, that the people may drink." And Moses did even so before the elders of Israel.
Numbers 20:11
And Moses lift up his hand with his staff and smote the rock two times, and the water came out abundantly, and the multitude drank and their beasts also.
Deuteronomy 32:23
I will heap mischiefs upon them and will spend all mine arrows at them.
Psalm 35:1-3
{A Psalm of David} Plead thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me.
Psalm 105:8-11
He is always mindful of his covenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,
Psalm 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. Selah.
Isaiah 51:9-10
Wake up, wake up, and be strong: O thou arm of the LORD: wake up, like as in times past, ever, and since the world began.
Isaiah 52:10
The LORD will make bare his holy arm, and show it forth in the sight of all the Gentiles, and all the ends of the earth shall see the saving health of our God.
Lamentations 2:4
{Daleth} He hath bent his bow like an enemy, he hath fastened his righthand as an adversary: and everything that was pleasant to see, he hath smitten it down. He hath poured out his wrath like a fire, into the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion.
Luke 1:72-75
To fulfill the mercy promised to our fathers; And to remember his holy covenant;
1 Corinthians 10:4
and did all drink of one manner of spiritual drink. And they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, Which rock was Christ.
Hebrews 6:13-18
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater thing to swear by, he sware by himself,