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Habakkuk 3:7 KJV
Habakkuk · chapter 3 · verse 7
I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.Habakkuk 3:7 · King James Version
Habakkuk 3:7 in context
5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- afflictionʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- curtainsyᵉrîyʻâha hangingH3407 →
- CushanKûwshânCushan, a region of ArabiaH3572 →
- MidianMidyânMidjan, a son of AbrahamH4080 →
- tentsʼôhela tentH168 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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It has been the usual practice of God's people, when they have been in distress and ready to fall into despair, to help themselves by recollecting their experiences, and reviving them, considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times (Psa 77:5), and pleading with God in prayer, as he is pleased sometimes to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-15