Habakkuk 3:15-17

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¹⁵You trampled the sea with your horses,
churning the mighty waters.

¹⁶I hear, and I tremble within;
    my lips quiver at the sound.
Rottenness enters into my bones,
    and my steps tremble^[a] beneath me.
I wait quietly for the day of calamity
    to come upon the people who attack us.

Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble

¹⁷Though the fig tree does not blossom,
    and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails,
    and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold,
    and there is no herd in the stalls,

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Footnotes

Habakkuk 3:16 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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