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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
    the curtains of the land of Mid′ian did tremble.
Was thy wrath against the rivers, O Lord?
    Was thy anger against the rivers,
    or thy indignation against the sea,
when thou didst ride upon thy horses,
    upon thy chariot of victory?
Thou didst strip the sheath from thy bow,
    and put the arrows to the string.[a]
                Selah
    Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:9 Cn: Heb obscure

I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,
    the dwellings of Midian(A) in anguish.(B)

Were you angry with the rivers,(C) Lord?
    Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea(D)
    when you rode your horses
    and your chariots to victory?(E)
You uncovered your bow,
    you called for many arrows.(F)
You split the earth with rivers;

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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

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?

Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

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