Against the riversהֲבִנְהָרִיםwas YHWHיְהוָהincensed?חָרָהOrאִםagainst the riversבַּנְּהָרִיםwas your anger?אַפֶּךָOrאִםagainst the seaבַּיָּםyour wrath,עֶבְרָתֶךָwhenכִּיyou rodeתִרְכַּבonעַלyour horses,סוּסֶיךָyour chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָof salvation?יְשׁוּעָה
Habakkuk 3:8
Study it in the app“Against the rivers was YHWH incensed? Or against the rivers was your anger? Or against the sea your wrath, when you rode on your horses, your chariots of salvation?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Habakkuk 3:8, word by word
- Against the riversנְהָרִיםneharim
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharim” appears- was YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- incensedחָרָהchara
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “chara” appears- was your angerאַפֶּape
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ape” appears- against the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- your wrathעֶבְרָתֶevrate
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “evrate” appears- you rodeתִרְכַּבtirkav
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “tirkav” appears- your horsesסוּסֶיsuse
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “suse” appears- your chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶיmarkvote
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvote” appears- of salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshua
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yeshua” appears
The context
7Under affliction I saw the tents of Cushan; the curtains of the land of Midian tremble.
8 · This verse (above)
9Naked is your bow laid bare; oaths are the rods of the word. Selah. With rivers you split the earth.