Habakkuk 3:5 Meaning
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Context Explained
3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Exodus 15:6
Both verses depict God's power in judgment.
Psalm 97:3
God's presence is associated with fire and judgment in both contexts.
Nahum 1:6
Both highlight God's power and the consequences of His wrath.
Source: Habakkuk 3:5