Study it in the app“Though the fig tree does not blossom, and there is no yield on the vines, the work of the olive lies, and the fields do not produce food, the flock is cut off from the fold, and there are no cattle in the stalls,”
Habakkuk says he will rejoice in YHWH even if the harvest failsProvidenceEven without figs, grapes or herds, Habakkuk says he will rejoice in YHWHPraise and worshipThough the harvest fails, the prophet rejoices in GodFaithHabakkuk rejoices in God though there are no figs, grapes or cattleJoy and thanks
Thoughכִּיthe fig treeתְאֵנָהdoes notלֹאblossom,תִפְרָחand there is noוְאֵיןyieldיְבוּלon the vines,בַּגְּפָנִיםthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof the oliveזַיִתlies,כִּחֵשׁand the fieldsוּשְׁדֵמוֹתdo notלֹאproduceעָשָׂהfood,אֹכֶלthe flockצֹאןis cut offגָּזַרfrom the fold,מִמִּכְלָהand there are noוְאֵיןcattleבָּקָרin the stalls,בָּרְפָתִים
fig tree
The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.
Where else “teena” appearsblossom
To sprout, blossom; or prosper.
Where else “tifrach” appearsproduce
Produce: what the land yields.
Where else “yevul” appearsvine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefanim” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appearsolive tree
A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.
Where else “zayit” appearsfail
To yield no fruit, like a harvest that fails.
Where else “kichesh” appearsterraced field
A cultivated field, a terrace for growing crops.
Where else “shedemot” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsfood
Food, provisions.
Where else “ochel” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearscut off
To be shut off, excluded.
Where else “gazar” appearsfold, pen
Fold, pen: an enclosure where the flock is kept.
Where else “michla” appearscattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appearsstall
A stall, where livestock rest.
Where else “refatim” appears“The work of the olive lies”: “lie” is said here of a harvest that fails, as in Hosea 9:2.
16I heard, and my inward parts trembled; at the sound my lips quivered; rot enters into my bones, and beneath me I tremble, that I may rest on the day of distress, when the one who attacks it comes up against the people.
17 · This verse (above)
18yet I will exult in YHWH; I will rejoice in the Elohim of my salvation.
