Habakkuk 3:11
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
יָרֵחַ
Moon. Yareach. The lesser light that rules the night. God set the moon as a timekeeper. It faithfully reflects the sun's light just as we are to reflect God's glory.
שֶׁמֶשׁ
sun
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שֶׁמֶשׁ
Sun. Shemesh. The greater light that rules the day. God made it. And one day the city of God will have no need of the sun for God Himself will be its light.
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חֵץ
arrows/ your
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חֵץ
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear
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עָמַד
it has stood still
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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הָלַךְ
they go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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בָּרָק
the lightning flash of
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בָּרָק
lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
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חֲנִית
spear/ your
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חֲנִית
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
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זְבוּל
a lofty abode/ towards
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זְבוּל
a residence
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