Habakkuk 3:9
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.”
מַטֶּה
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
קֶשֶׁת
bow/ your
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קֶשֶׁת
Bow, rainbow. Qesheth. I set my bow in the cloud as a sign of the covenant. The warrior's bow laid down. God promises never to destroy the earth again.
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נָהָר
rivers
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נָהָר
a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
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בָּקַע
you split open
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בָּקַע
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
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שְׁבוּעָה
oaths of
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שְׁבוּעָה
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
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סֶלָה
Selah
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סֶלָה
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
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עוּר
it is made bare
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עוּר
to (be) bare
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עֶרְיָה
bareness
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עֶרְיָה
nudity
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