Habakkuk 3:16 meaning and explanation
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
Habakkuk 3:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Habakkuk has just recounted a poetic vision of God coming in power to judge and to save, echoing Israel's exodus and conquest traditions. Now the prophet speaks in his own voice: what he heard shakes him physically, lips quivering, bones decaying, legs trembling.
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