Habakkuk 3:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I saw the tents of Cushane in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. ”

Habakkuk 3:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I saw - in prophetic vision 1 Kings 22:17 . The tents of Cushan in (under) affliction - Upon the coming of the Lord there follows the visitation of those alien from Him. . Cushan-Rishathaim...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(g) I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. (g) The iniquity of the king of Syria in vexing your people was made manifest by your judgment, to the...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3. The Prayer of Habakkuk. Habakkuk 3:1 . Shigionoth: probably plural of shiggaion ( Psalms 7:1 , p. 373). But LXX reads n e ginoth , on the stringed instruments ( cf. Psalms 4:1 ;...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in affliction . [brought low] by affliction. curtains . hangings. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the tents formed by them.
Habakkuk 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet relates here, no doubt, whatever might bring comfort to the miserable Jews, as they thought themselves rejected and in a manner alienated from God. Hence the Prophet mentions here o...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction - Cush is Arabia. The Arabians dwelt in tents, hence they were c...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction— I saw the tents of Cushan, or of Ethiopia, in consternation, and the tent curtains of the land of Midian trembled. Since Moses's wife, who was a Midiani...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. I saw the tents - i:e., the dwellers. Of Cushan - the same as Gush, made Cush-an, to harmonize...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah comes To Judgment This is one of the most brilliant poems in the OT. It was written by a man of imagination as well as of faith. It is not quite certain whether Habakkuk 3:8-15 are inten...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1-15) A hymn describing a future self-manifestation of Jehovah on Israel’s behalf, accompanied by the signs and wonders of the early history. It is impossible to give the English reader an i...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 3:1-19 The third chapter, an Ode or Rhapsody, is ascribed to Habakkuk by its title. This, however, does not prove its authenticity: the title is too like those assigned to the Psalms in t...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Faith That Is Invincible Habakkuk 3:1-19 This psalm was intended to be sung by the captives during the Exile, which was near. In Habakkuk 3:3-15 there is a recital of the great events in...
Habakkuk 3:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the proclamation concerning the righteous, the majesty of Jehovah and the consequent triumph of His people are set forth. It consists of a psalm which is a prayer. In the first movement the proph...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is impossible by any comment, even if written with the pen of an angel, to add any beauty to this most sublime passage. I retire from it therefore, and only beg the Reader, as he reads it, to conn...
Habakkuk 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction ,.... The same with Cush or Ethiopia; hence the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "the tents of the Ethiopians"; and these are the same with "t...
Habakkuk 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Ver. 7. I saw the tents of Cushan ] King of Mesopotamia, who tyrannized over Israel eight years after...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction Since Moses's wife, who was a Midianite, is called (Num 12:1) a Cushite , Cushan may be here another name for Midian, and then the two members of this perio...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Majesty; Wonders Wrought for Israel. B. C. 600. 3 God came from Teman, and...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I saw; not with the eye, but with his mind and understanding, in reading the history of Israel's travels. The tents, for the people that dwelt in them. Of Cushan ; some say of Cushen-rishathaim,...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.' Midian combined with Moab in seeking to prevent the passage of Israel into the promised land ( Numbers 22:4 ;...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Habakkuk 3:7 .] Neighbouring nations tremble at his judgments. Saw ] in vision. HOMILETICS THE MEASURED INHERITANCE.— Habakkuk 3:6-7 These words describe the effects...
Habakkuk 3:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Cushan Or, Ethiopia.
Habakkuk 3:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 3:1 . A prayer of Habakkuk, by which he cheered and encouraged the church, and his own soul, under all the gloom that overspread the state of his country. Shigionoth, the name of a pe...
Habakkuk 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

God came from Teman. God poetically portrayed and practically remembered The Bible contains many grand songs and odes. But this song of Habakkuk stands in peerless splendour amongst them all....
Habakkuk 3:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Habakkuk 3:1-35 Part II . PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK . Habakkuk 3:1 § 1. The title. A prayer. There is only one formal prayer in the ode, that in Habakkuk 3...
Habakkuk 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah's Majestic Coming to Judgment
Habakkuk 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 15:14-16 ; Genesis 10:6 ; Genesis 10:7 ; Genesis 25:1-4 ; Joshua 2:10 ; Joshua 9:24 ; Numbers 22:3 ; Numbers 22:4 ; Numbers 31:2-12 ; Psalms 83:5-10
Habakkuk 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The tents — The people that dwelt in them. Arabia — Near whose borders Israel marched. In affliction — In fear and pain, lest that mighty people should fall on them. The curtains — Those that dwelt...

Habakkuk 3:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Habakkuk 3:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 3:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 3:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Habakkuk 3:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 3:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Habakkuk 3:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Habakkuk 3:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Habakkuk 3:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 3:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes