Habakkuk 3:8

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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?"

Word-by-Word Analysis

Was the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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יָרַע

yâraʻ

H3415

properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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the

נַחַל

nachal

H5158

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

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was thine

אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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the

נַחַל

nachal

H5158

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

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was thy

אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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קִרְאָה

qirʼâh

H7125

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

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the

יָם

yâm

H3220

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...

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that thou didst

רָכַב

râkab

H7392

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

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upon thine

סוּס

çûwç

H5483

a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)

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and thy

רֶכֶב

rekeb

H7393

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone

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יְשׁוּעָה

yᵉshûwʻâh

H3444

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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Key Terms in This Verse

ride H7392

רָכַב râkab

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

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displeased H3415

יָרַע yâraʻ

properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear

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rivers H5158

נַחַל nachal

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

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rivers H5158

נַחַל nachal

a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)

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horses H5483

סוּס çûwç

a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)

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chariots H7393

רֶכֶב rekeb

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone

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salvation H3444

יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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wrath H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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anger H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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sea H3220

יָם yâm

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...

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Cross References

Psalm 68:17 cross-reference

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Psalm 18:10 cross-reference

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

Isaiah 50:2 cross-reference

Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the ...

Psalm 114:5 cross-reference

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Psalm 114:3 cross-reference

The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Mark 4:39 cross-reference

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Psalm 104:3 cross-reference

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Habakkuk 3:15 cross-reference

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

Psalm 68:4 cross-reference

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

Nahum 1:4 cross-reference

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Isaiah 19:1 cross-reference

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Revelation 19:14 cross-reference

And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Psalm 45:4 cross-reference

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Revelation 16:12 cross-reference

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

Revelation 6:2 cross-reference

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Exodus 7:20 cross-reference

And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters ...

Revelation 19:11 cross-reference

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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