Habakkuk 3:7 Meaning
I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
Context Explained
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.
8Was 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?
9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 19:16
Both verses describe the trembling of nations in response to God's power.
Jeremiah 46:5
Similar imagery of fear and affliction in the face of divine judgment.
Ezekiel 30:4
Both highlight the impact of God's judgment on nations.
Source: Habakkuk 3:7