Habakkuk 3:11 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.

◄ Habakkuk 3:11 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.

English Standard Version
The sun and moon stood still in their place at the light of your arrows as they sped, at the flash of your glittering spear.

New American Standard Bible
Sun and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence, at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

International Standard Version
The sun and moon stand still in their orbits; at the glint of your arrows they speed along, even at the gleam of your flashing spear.

American Standard Version
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

Darby Bible Translation
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

Young's Literal Translation
Sun -- moon -- hath stood -- a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.

Cross References

Joshua 10:12
Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still on Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the middle of heaven, and hurried not to go down about a whole day.

Psalm 18:14
Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightning, and discomfited them.

Psalm 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out your arrows, and destroy them.

Isaiah 49:2
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;

Nahum 3:3
The horseman lifts up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble on their corpses:

Habakkuk 3:9
Your bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even your word. Selah. You did split the earth with rivers.

Zechariah 9:14
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

Jump to Previous

Arrows Brightness Flash Flashing Flying Forth Gleaming Glittering Habitation Heavens Light Moon Places Polished Radiance Shining Shot Sky Spear Sped Stand Stood Sun

Jump to Next

Arrows Brightness Flash Flashing Flying Forth Gleaming Glittering Habitation Heavens Light Moon Places Polished Radiance Shining Shot Sky Spear Sped Stand Stood Sun

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:3-15 God's people, when in distress, and ready to despair, seek help by considering the days of old, and the years of ancient times, and by pleading them with God in prayer. The resemblance between the Babylonish and Egyptian captivities, naturally presents itself to the mind, as well as the possibility of a like deliverance through the power of Jehovah. God appeared in his glory. All the powers of nature are shaken, and the course of nature changed, but all is for the salvation of God's own people. Even what seems least likely, shall be made to work for their salvation. Hereby is given a type and figure of the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ. It is for salvation with thine anointed. Joshua who led the armies of Israel, was a figure of Him whose name he bare, even Jesus, our Joshua. In all the salvations wrought for them, God looked upon Christ the Anointed, and brought deliverances to pass by him. All the wonders done for Israel of old, were nothing to that which was done when the Son of God suffered on the cross for the sins of his people. How glorious his resurrection and ascension! And how much more glorious will be his second coming, to put an end to all that opposes him, and all that causes suffering to his people!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. sun … moon stood still—at Joshua's command (Jos 10:12, 13). Maurer wrongly translates, "stand" (withdrawn, or hidden from view, by the clouds which covered the sky during the thunders).

light of thine arrows—hail mixed with lightnings (Jos 10:10, 11).

they went—The sun and moon "went," not as always heretofore, but according to the light and direction of Jehovah's arrows, namely, His lightnings hurled in defense of His people; astonished at these they stood still [Calvin]. Maurer translates, "At the light of Thine arrows (which) went" or flew.