9Utterly naked Thou dost make Thy bow, Sworn are the tribes — saying, 'Pause!' With rivers Thou dost cleave the earth.


In Context

6 He hath stood, and He measureth earth, He hath seen, and He shaketh off nations, And scatter themselves do mountains of antiquity, Bowed have the hills of old, The ways of old are His.

7 Under sorrow I have seen tents of Cushan, Tremble do curtains of the land of Midian.

8 Against rivers hath Jehovah been wroth? Against rivers is Thine anger? Against the sea is Thy wrath? For Thou dost ride on Thy horses — Thy chariots of salvation?

9 Utterly naked Thou dost make Thy bow, Sworn are the tribes — saying, 'Pause!' With rivers Thou dost cleave the earth.

10 Seen thee — pained are mountains, An inundation of waters hath passed over, Given forth hath the deep its voice, High its hands it hath lifted up.

11 Sun — moon — hath stood — a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.

Habakkuk 3:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Thy bow was made quite naked, [according] to the oaths of the tribes, [even thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:9You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a'sure word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Thou wilt surely take up thy bow: according to the oaths which thou hast spoken to the tribes. Thou wilt divide the rivers of the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Thy bow was made naked, The rods of discipline sworn according to thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Thy bow was made quite bare; the oaths to the tribes were a sure word. Selah Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Your bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even your word. Selah. You did split the earth with rivers.