Habakkuk 3:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Before Him goes pestilence, And plague comes after Him.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Before him went the pestilence, and fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Before him went the pestilence, And a burning flame went forth at his feet.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Before him, marcheth pestilence,—and fever, goeth forth, at his feet:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Before Him goeth pestilence, And a burning flame goeth forth at His feet.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Death shall go before his face. And the devil shall go forth before his feet.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth before his feete.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went forth at his feete.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Before him went pestilence, and birds went forth before his feet.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Before his face shall go a report, and it shall go forth into the plains,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. |
Before
6440 {6440} Primeפָּנִיםpaniym{paw-neem'}
Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun ( פָּנֶה paneh, {paw-neh'}; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before, etc.).
him went
y3212 [3212] Standardיָלַךyalak{yaw-lak'}
A primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively to carry (in various senses).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
x1980 (1980) Complementהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
the pestilence,
1698 {1698} Primeדֶּבֶרdeber{deh'-ber}
From H1696 (in the sense of destroying); a pestilence.
and burning coals
7565 {7565} Primeרֶשֶׁףresheph{reh'-shef}
From H8313; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively an arrow (as flashing through the air); specifically fever.
went forth
3318 {3318} Primeיָצָאyatsa'{yaw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to go (causatively bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proximate.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
at his feet.
7272 {7272} Primeרֶגֶלregel{reh'-gel}
From H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication a step; by euphemism the pudenda. |
Habakkuk 3:5
_ _ pestilence — to destroy His people’s foes (1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 5:11). As Jehovah’s advent is glorious to His people, so it is terrible to His foes.
_ _ burning coals — Psalms 18:8 favors English Version. But the parallelism requires, as the Margin translates, “burning disease” (compare Deuteronomy 32:24; Psalms 91:6).
_ _ went ... at his feet — that is, after Him, as His attendants (Judges 4:10). |
Habakkuk 3:5
Before him — When God was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he made the pestilence go before him, so preparing room for his people. |
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Exodus 12:29-30 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. ... And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for [there was] not a house where [there was] not one dead.
Numbers 14:12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
Numbers 16:46-49 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. ... Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
Psalms 78:50-51 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; ... And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
Nahum 1:2-3 God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies. ... The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
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Psalms 18:7-13 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. ... The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
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- or, burning diseases,
Deuteronomy 32:24 [They shall be] burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
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