Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
What does Habakkuk 3:18 mean?
When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear.
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Keep this verse inside Habakkuk 3:17-19 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Habakkuk 3:18
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. - The words are very impressive, as they stand in the Hebrew. "For," he says, "the fig tree shall not blossom, and there is no fruit in the vines, the labor of the olive hath failed;" (the prophet does not look on, only to these things, but in his mind stands in the midst of them, they are done, and he amid them, feeling their effects) "and the field hath yielded no food; the flock hath been cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stall; and I.
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Context in Habakkuk 3
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Habakkuk 3 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as woes and closing hymn. Habakkuk begins in protest, receives the vision of the righteous living by faith, and ends in a great prayer of trembling trust. Read this chapter with the wider themes of faith, justice, and waiting in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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