Habakkuk 3:16

“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.”

"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." - Habakkuk 3:16
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What does Habakkuk 3:16 mean?

The verse Habakkuk 3:16 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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…

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The Trembling Heart: Finding Peace in Troubling Times

In the book of Habakkuk, we encounter a prophet wrestling with despair and divine justice. Habakkuk 3:16 states, "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…

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A Prayer for Strength in Troubling Times: Echoes of Habakkuk 3:16

O Sovereign Lord, In this moment of reflection and earnest supplication, I turn my heart to You, mindful of the words spoken through the prophet Habakkuk. "When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself…

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Habakkuk 3:16 - "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."
habakkuk 3: 16 When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.
Habakkuk 3:1 - "A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth."
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3 https://bible.art/verse/habakkuk-2:3
Habakkuk 2:1-3
Habakkuk 3:18 - "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."
Habakkuk 1:16 - "Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous."
Habakkuk 3:12 - "Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger."
"God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise." - Habakkuk 3:3
Habakkuk 3:7 - "I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble."
Habakkuk 3:5 - "Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet."
Habakkuk 3:11 - "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."
Habakkuk 3:15 - "Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters."
Habakkuk 3:3 - "God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise."
Habakkuk 2:3 - "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
Habakkuk 3:4 - "And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power."
"God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise." - Habakkuk 3:3
Habakkuk 3:10 - "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."
Habakkuk 3:9 - "Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers."
habakkuk 3:15 You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters.
"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." - Habakkuk 3:11
"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." - Habakkuk 3:11
For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3
Habakkuk 3:14 - "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."
Habakkuk 1:3 - "Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention."
For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3