11 Therefore I moan like the sound of a lyre for Moab,(A)
as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.

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11 My heart laments for Moab(A) like a harp,(B)
    my inmost being(C) for Kir Hareseth.

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Habakkuk’s Confidence in God Expressed

16 I heard, and I trembled within;(A)
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.

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16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(A)
Yet I will wait patiently(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

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Israel’s Rejection of Christ

I speak the truth in Christ(A)—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit[a] that I have intense sorrow and continual anguish in my heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:1 Or testifying with me by the Holy Spirit

Paul’s Anguish Over Israel

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit— I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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