Habakkuk 3:16
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
רָגַז
râgaz
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
צָלַל
tsâlal
to tinkle, i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עֶצֶם
ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
רָגַז
râgaz
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
יֶתֶר
yether
properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
צָרָה
tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
בָּלַג
bâlag
to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)
גְּדוּד
gᵉdûwd
a crowd (especially of soldiers)
Key Terms in This Verse
צָלַל tsâlal
to tinkle, i.e. rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear)
Study H6750 →בָּלַג bâlag
to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)
Study H1082 →רָגַז râgaz
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
Study H7264 →רָגַז râgaz
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
Study H7264 →בֶּטֶן beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Study H990 →עֶצֶם ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
Study H6106 →צָרָה tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Study H6869 →Cross References
Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holine...
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
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.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
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