Habakkuk 3:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹Your arrows were ready
and obeyed your commands.^[a]

You split the earth apart
    with rivers and streams;
¹⁰mountains trembled
    at the sight of you;
rain poured from the clouds;
    ocean waves roared and rose.
¹¹The sun and moon stood still,
while your arrows and spears
    flashed like lightning.

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Footnotes

3.9 obeyed your commands: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Habakkuk 3:9-11

New International Version

⁹You uncovered your bow,
    you called for many arrows.^(A)
You split the earth with rivers;
¹⁰    the mountains saw you and writhed.^(B)
Torrents of water swept by;
    the deep roared^(C)
    and lifted its waves^(D) on high.