Habakkuk 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHabakkuk 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז
râgaz
H7264
to tremble
בִּטְנִ֗י
beṭen
H990
belly
לְקוֹל֙
qôwl
H6963
voice
צָלֲל֣וּ
tsâlal
H6750
to tingle
שְׂפָתַ֔י
sâphâh
H8193
lip
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
רָקָ֛ב
râqâb
H7538
rottenness
בַּעֲצָמַ֖י
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
וְתַחְתַּ֣י
tachath
H8478
under
אֶרְגָּ֑ז
râgaz
H7264
to tremble
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנ֨וּחַ֙
nûwach
H5117
to rest
לְי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
צָרָ֔ה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
לַעֲל֖וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לְעַ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ
gûwd
H1464
to attack
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World English Bible Public Domain
I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people who invade us.
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King James Version Public Domain
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I heard, and my belly trembled; at the sound, my lips quivered. Decay entered into my bones, and in my place I trembled. Yet I may rest for the day of distress, to come up against the people who attack us.
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