KJV King James Version
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
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Habakkuk 3:13
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah
WEB World English Bible
You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.
ASV American Standard Version
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation of thine anointed; Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. [Selah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thou hast gone forth for the salvation of Thy people, For salvation with Thine anointed, Thou hast smitten the head of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation unto the neck. Pause!
Surrounding context — Habakkuk 3
10 The mountains saw thee, [and] they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, [and] lifted up his hands on high.
11 The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the shining of thy glittering spear.
12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing [was] as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, [through] the heap of great waters.
16 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.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יָצָ֙אתָ֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלְיֵ֣שַׁעH3468 · ye.sahsalvationעַמֶּ֔ךָH5971 · ampeopleלְיֵ֖שַׁעH3468 · ye.sahsalvationאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָH4899 · ma.shi.achanointedמָחַ֤צְתָּH4272 · ma.chatsto woundרֹּאשׁ֙H7218 · roshheadמִבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceרָשָׁ֔עH7563 · ra.sahwickedעָר֛וֹתH6168 · a.rahto uncoverיְס֥וֹדH3247 · ye.sod(Gate of the) Foundationעַד־H5704 · adtillצַוָּ֖ארH6677 · tsav.varneckסֶֽלָה׃ פH5542 · se.lahSelah
Cross-references
Psalm 110:6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill [the places] with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.Psalm 105:15[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.Joshua 11:12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, [and] he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.Psalm 28:8The LORD [is] their strength, and he [is] the saving strength of his anointed.Exodus 14:13-14And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.Psalm 68:19-23Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily loadeth us [with benefits, even] the God of our salvation. Selah.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Exodus 15:1-2Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.Psalm 20:6Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.Joshua 10:42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.Joshua 10:24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.Joshua 11:8And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.Psalm 105:26He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.Psalm 89:19-21Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.Psalm 99:6Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.Exodus 12:29-30And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.Psalm 18:37-45I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.Psalm 74:13-14Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
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