Habakkuk 3:11 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
10The 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.
11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
12Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Joshua 10:12
Both verses describe the miraculous stopping of celestial bodies.
Isaiah 13:10
Similar imagery of cosmic events in response to God's action.
Matthew 24:29
Jesus speaks of cosmic signs at the end of the age, reflecting God's sovereignty.
Source: Habakkuk 3:11