Habakkuk 3:14 Meaning
Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Context Explained
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.
14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 94:1
Both verses express God's judgment against the wicked.
Revelation 19:11
This verse echoes the theme of divine judgment and victory over evil.
Isaiah 10:5
This verse contrasts God's use of nations for judgment with His ultimate plan for redemption.
Source: Habakkuk 3:14