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Habakkuk

Questions why God allows evil and is reassured of God's justice.

Chapter 3

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KJV: A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

Geneva: A prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet for the ignorances.

KJV: O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

Geneva: O Lord, I haue heard thy voyce, and was afraide: O Lord, reuiue thy worke in the mids of the people, in the mids of the yeeres make it knowen: in wrath remember mercy.

KJV: God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

Geneva: God commeth from Teman, & the holy one from mount Paran, Selah. His glory couereth the heauens, & the earth is full of his prayse,

KJV: And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

Geneva: And his brightnes was as the light: he had hornes coming out of his hands, and there was the hiding of his power.

KJV: Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.

Geneva: Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth before his feete.

KJV: He 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.

Geneva: He stoode and measured the earth: he behelde and dissolued the nations and the euerlasting mountaines were broken, and the ancient hilles did bowe: his wayes are euerlasting.

KJV: I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

Geneva: For his iniquitie I sawe the tentes of Cushan, and the curtaines of the land of Midian did tremble.

KJV: Was 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?

Geneva: Was the Lorde angry against the riuers? Or was thine anger against the floods? Or was thy wrath against the sea, that thou diddest ride vpon thine horses? Thy charets brought saluation.

KJV: Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

Geneva: Thy bowe was manifestly reueiled, and the othes of the tribes were a sure worde, Selah. Thou diddest cleaue the earth with riuers.

KJV: The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

Geneva: The mountaines sawe thee, & they trembled: the streame of the water passed by: the deepe made a noyse, and lift vp his hand on hie.

KJV: The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

Geneva: The sunne and moone stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrowes they went, and at the bright shining of thy speares.

KJV: Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

Geneva: Thou trodest downe the land in anger, and didest thresh the heathen in displeasure.

KJV: Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

Geneva: Thou wentest foorth for the saluation of thy people, euen for saluation with thine Anointed: thou hast wounded the head of the house of the wicked, and discoueredst the foundations vnto the necke, Selah.

KJV: Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Geneva: Thou didest strike thorowe with his owne staues the heades of his villages: they came out as a whirle winde to scatter me: their reioycing was as to deuoure the poore secretly.

KJV: Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.

Geneva: Thou didest walke in the sea with thine horses vpon the heape of great waters.

KJV: When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Geneva: When I heard, my bellie trembled: my lippes shooke at the voyce: rottennesse entred into my bones, and I trembled in my selfe, that I might rest in the day of trouble: for whe he commeth vp vnto the people, he shall destroy them.

KJV: Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Geneva: For the figtree shall not flourish, neither shall fruite be in the vines: the labour of the oliue shall faile, and the fieldes shall yeelde no meate: the sheepe shalbe cut off from the folde, and there shalbe no bullocke in the stalles.

KJV: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Geneva: But I will reioyce in the Lorde: I will ioy in the God of my saluation.

KJV: The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

Geneva: The Lorde God is my strength: hee will make my feete like hindes feete, and he will make me to walke vpon mine hie places. To the chiefe singer on Neginothai.

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