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Habakkuk 3

Hab. 3:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou didst strike through
naqab (Hebrew #5344)
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
KJV usage: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
Pronounce: naw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
with his staves
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; 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)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
the head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of his villages
paraz (Hebrew #6518)
a chieftain
KJV usage: village.
Pronounce: paw-rawz'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to separate, i.e. decide
: they χcame out as a whirlwind
ca`ar (Hebrew #5590)
to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.
Pronounce: saw-ar'
Origin: a primitive root
to scatter
puwts (Hebrew #6327)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
KJV usage: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Pronounce: poots
Origin: a primitive root
me: their rejoicing
`aliytsuwth (Hebrew #5951)
exultation
KJV usage: rejoicing.
Pronounce: al-ee-tsooth'
Origin: from 5970
was as to devour
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
the poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
secretly
mictar (Hebrew #4565)
properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert
KJV usage: secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: mis-tawr'
Origin: from 5641
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were tempestuous.

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Cross References

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the head.
Ex. 11:4‑7• 4And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt.
 5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sitteth on his throne, even unto the firstborn of the bondwoman that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of cattle.
 6And there shall be a great cry throughout the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
 7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know that Jehovah distinguisheth between the Egyptians and Israel. (Ex. 11:4‑7)
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Ex. 12:12‑13,29‑30• 12And I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am Jehovah.
 13And the blood shall be for you as a sign on the houses in which ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be among you for destruction, when I smite the land of Egypt.
 29And it came to pass that at midnight Jehovah smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle.
 30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his bondmen, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house in which there was not one dead. (Ex. 12:12‑13,29‑30)
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Ex. 14:17‑18• 17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall pursue after them; and I will glorify myself in Pharaoh and in all his host, in his chariots and in his horsemen.
 18And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have glorified myself in Pharaoh, in his chariots and in his horsemen. (Ex. 14:17‑18)
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Psa. 78:50‑51• 50He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
 51And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham. (Psa. 78:50‑51)
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Psa. 83:9‑11• 9Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon:
 10Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground.
 11Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna. (Psa. 83:9‑11)
they.
Ex. 14:5‑9• 5And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his bondmen was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from our service?
 6And he yoked his chariot, and took his people with him.
 7And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
 8And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel had gone out with a high hand.
 9And the Egyptians pursued after them,--all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them where they had encamped by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, opposite to Baal-Zephon. (Ex. 14:5‑9)
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Ex. 15:9‑10• 9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
 10Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Ex. 15:9‑10)
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Psa. 83:2,8• 2For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.
 8Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah. (Psa. 83:2,8)
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Psa. 118:10‑12• 10All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
 11They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
 12They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. (Psa. 118:10‑12)
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Acts 4:27‑28• 27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
 28to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass. (Acts 4:27‑28)
came out.
Heb. were tempestuous.
Dan. 11:40• 40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and overflow and pass through. (Dan. 11:40)
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Zech. 9:14• 14And Jehovah shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will march with whirlwinds of the south. (Zech. 9:14)
their.
Ex. 1:10‑16,22• 10Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.
 11And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
 12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.
 13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;
 14and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.
 15And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives--of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah--
 16and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see them on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.
 22Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive. (Ex. 1:10‑16,22)
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Psa. 10:8• 8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched. (Psa. 10:8)
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Psa. 64:2‑7• 2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
 3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;
 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
 6They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward thought and heart is deep.
 7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded; (Psa. 64:2‑7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou didst strike through with his own spears the head of his leadersh: They came out as a whirlwind to scatter me, Whose exulting was as to devour the afflicted secretly.

JND Translation Notes

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Others read "the leaders of his hordes."