Habakkuk 3:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

Ver. 12. Thou didst march through the land in indignation] Heb. Thou didst walk in pomp, as a conqueror, through the land, sc. of Canaan, in contempt of the opposite forces, treading upon the necks of thine enemies, Joshua 10:24 .

Thou didst thresh the heathen in anger] See Amo 1:3 Micah 4:13. God, by the hands of Joshua, did all this. The most of the old inhabitants were destroyed. Some few fled into Africa, and left written upon a pillar for a monument to posterity, We are Phoenicians, that fled from the face of Joshua, the son of Nave.

Habakkuk 3:12

12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.