Habakkuk 3:4

In 11 translations

BSB

His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

KJV

And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.horns…: or, bright beams out of his side

WEB

His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.

ASV

And his brightness was as the light; He had rays coming forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.

LSV

And the brightness is as the light, || He has rays out of His hand, || And there—the hiding of His strength.

YLT

And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there — the hiding of His strength.

DBY

And [his] brightness was as the light; Rays [came forth] from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.

DRC

His brightness shall be as the light; horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:

GNV

And his brightnes was as the light: he had hornes comming out of his hands, and there was the hiding of his power.

JPS

And a brightness appeareth as the light; rays hath He at His side; and there is the hiding of His power.

LXXE

His excellence covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness shall be as light; there were horns in his hands, and he caused a mighty love of his strength.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְנֹ֨גַהּ֙ כָּא֣וֹר תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה קַרְנַ֥יִם מִיָּד֖וֹ ל֑וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם חֶבְי֥וֹן עֻזֹּֽה׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

LXX-Br

Καὶ φέγγος αὐτοῦ ὡς φῶς ἔσται· κέρατα ἐν χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθετο ἀγάπησιν κραταιὰν ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.

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• Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
• Isaiah 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Your sun will no longer set, and your…
• Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
• Exodus 14:20so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
• Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
• Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
• Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Nehemiah 9:12You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

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