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Habakkuk 3:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10The 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.
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Role in This Section
This verse shows mountains, deep waters, and lifted waves responding to divine presence.
Read It With
- Habakkuk 3:8-15
Read Habakkuk 3:10 with 3:8-15. This verse shows mountains, deep waters, and lifted waves responding to divine presence. The full unit establishes this movement: The poem depicts the LORD as a divine warrior whose cosmic battle is not anger at waters for their own sake but action for the salvation of his people and anointed one against the head of the wicked house.
Why It Needs Context
This verse shows mountains, deep waters, and lifted waves responding to divine presence. Its contribution depends on Habakkuk 3:8-15; extracting independent teaching would detach one poetic or narrative step from the complete movement.
Read Habakkuk 3:8–15 together
Why these verses belong together: Questions about waters open a sustained divine-battle poem whose stated purpose is salvation.
Verse 8. 8 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?
Verse 9. 9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Verse 10. 10 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.
Verse 11. 11 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.
Verse 12. 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
Verse 13. 13 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.
Verse 14. 14 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.
Verse 15. 15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
Continue in Context
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Read Habakkuk 3:8-15 — Divine Battle Is Directed toward SalvationSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Habakkuk 3:8-15, repository-pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Habakkuk
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