Habakkuk 3:13
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thou 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.”
יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
מָשִׁיחַ
anointed/ your
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מָשִׁיחַ
Anointed, Messiah. Mashiach. The Anointed One. Every use of this word in the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus the ultimate Mashiach.
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רָשָׁע
the wicked
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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רֹאשׁ
the chief
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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עַם
people/ your
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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מָחַץ
you have shattered
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מָחַץ
to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
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עָרָה
you have laid bare
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עָרָה
to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
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צַוָּאר
neck
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צַוָּאר
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
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יְסוֹד
foundations
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יְסוֹד
a foundation (literally or figuratively)
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סֶלָה
Selah
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סֶלָה
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
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