Habakkuk 3:5 meaning and explanation

Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.

Habakkuk 3:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Habakkuk is praying, recalling God's dramatic appearance to rescue Israel, likely echoing the exodus and the giving of the law at Sinai. In verse 5 he pictures plague and fever as attendants marching before and behind the LORD, like an escort surrounding a king.

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