KJV King James Version
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
ASV American Standard Version
O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I have been afraid, O Jehovah, Thy work! in midst of years revive it, In the midst of years Thou makest known In anger Thou dost remember mercy.
Surrounding context — Habakkuk 3
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4 And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power.
5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
יְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearשִׁמְעֲךָ֮H8088 · she.masoundיָרֵאתִי֒H3372 · ya.reto fearיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDפָּֽעָלְךָ֙H6467 · po.alworkבְּקֶ֤רֶבH7130 · qe.reventrails: amongשָׁנִים֙H8141 · sha.nehyearחַיֵּ֔יהוּH2421 · cha.yahto liveבְּקֶ֥רֶבH7130 · qe.reventrails: amongשָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyearתּוֹדִ֑יעַH3045 · ya.dato knowבְּרֹ֖גֶזH7267 · ro.gezturmoilרַחֵ֥םH7355 · ra.chamto have compassionתִּזְכּֽוֹר׃H2142 · za.kharto remember
Cross-references
Psalm 85:6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?Psalm 90:13-17Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.Hosea 6:2-3After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.Isaiah 51:9-11Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?Lamentations 3:32But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.Habakkuk 3:16When 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.Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?Isaiah 54:8In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:Jeremiah 10:24O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.Psalm 119:120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.Habakkuk 1:5-10Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].Psalm 44:1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.Jeremiah 29:10For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.Psalm 138:7-8Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.Jeremiah 25:11-12And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.Zechariah 1:12Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
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