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Selected Verse: Habakkuk 3:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Hab 3:5 |
Strong Concordance |
Before [06440] him went [03212] the pestilence [01698], and burning coals [07565] went forth [03318] at his feet [07272]. |
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King James |
Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
pestilence--to destroy His people's foes (Sa1 5:9, Sa1 5:11). As Jehovah's advent is glorious to His people, so it is terrible to His foes.
burning coals-- Psa 18:8 favors English Version. But the parallelism requires, as the Margin translates, "burning disease" (compare Deu 32:24; Psa 91:6).
went . . . at his feet--that is, after Him, as His attendants (Jdg 4:10). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Before Him went (goeth) the pestilence - then to consume His enemies. Exo 23:27 : "I will send My fear before thee, and will destroy all the people, to whom thou shalt come," and the lightnings are a token that, Psa 68:1-2, "they which hate Him, flee before Him, and the wicked perish at the Presence of God." So, on His Ascension, Herod and Pilate were smitten by Him, and Elymas and Simon Magus before His apostles, and whatsoever hath lifted itself up against Him hath perished, and antichrist shall perish, Psa 11:4, "at the breath of His mouth," and all the ungodly on the Day of Judgment.
And burning coals - rather, as English, "burning fever", Deu 32:2. (where also it is singular, as only beside in רשׁף בני benēy resheph Job 5:7.) So A. E., "burning coals" is from Kimchi, Tanchum gives as different opinions "sparks" or "arrows" or "pestilence;" but the meanings "sparks, arrows," are ascribed only to the plural. Psa 76:4; 88:48; Sol 8:6. The central meaning is probably "burning heat."
Went forth at his feet - i. e., followed Him. Messengers of death went as it were before Him, as the front of His army, and the rear thereof was other forms of death Death and destruction of all sorts are a great army at His command, going before Him as heralds of His Coming (such as are judgments in this world) or attendants upon Him, at the judgment when He appeareth 2 Tim. 6:1. in His kingdom, when, Mat 13:51, Mat 13:42, "they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Before him - When God was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he made the pestilence go before him, so preparing room for his people. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Before him went the pestilence - This plague was several times inflicted on the disobedient Israelites in the wilderness; see Num 11:33; Num 14:37; Num 16:46; and was always the proof that the just God was then manifesting his power among them.
Burning coals event forth at his feet - Newcome translates, "And flashes of fire went forth after him." The disobedient Israelites were consumed by a fire that went out from Jehovah; see Lev 10:2; Num 11:1; Num 16:35. And the burnt-offering was consumed by a fire which came out from before Jehovah, Lev 11:24. |
10 And Barak [01301] called [02199] Zebulun [02074] and Naphtali [05321] to Kedesh [06943]; and he went up [05927] with ten [06235] thousand [0505] men [0376] at his feet [07272]: and Deborah [01683] went up [05927] with him.
6 Nor for the pestilence [01698] that walketh [01980] in darkness [0652]; nor for the destruction [06986] that wasteth [07736] at noonday [06672].
24 They shall be burnt [04198] with hunger [07458], and devoured [03898] with burning heat [07565], and with bitter [04815] destruction [06986]: I will also send [07971] the teeth [08127] of beasts [0929] upon them, with the poison [02534] of serpents [02119] of the dust [06083].
8 There went up [05927] a smoke [06227] out of his nostrils [0639], and fire [0784] out of his mouth [06310] devoured [0398]: coals [01513] were kindled [01197] by it.
11 So they sent [07971] and gathered together [0622] all the lords [05633] of the Philistines [06430], and said [0559], Send away [07971] the ark [0727] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], and let it go again [07725] to his own place [04725], that it slay [04191] us not, and our people [05971]: for there was a deadly [04194] destruction [04103] throughout all the city [05892]; the hand [03027] of God [0430] was very [03966] heavy [03513] there.
9 And it was so, that, after [0310] they had carried it about [05437], the hand [03027] of the LORD [03068] was against the city [05892] with a very [03966] great [01419] destruction [04103]: and he smote [05221] the men [0582] of the city [05892], both small [06996] and great [01419], and they had emerods [02914] [06076] in their secret parts [08368].
42 And [2532] shall cast [906] them [846] into [1519] a furnace [2575] of fire [4442]: there [1563] shall be [2071] wailing [2805] and [2532] gnashing [1030] of teeth [3599].
51 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto them [846], Have ye understood [4920] all [3956] these [5023] things [3956]? They say [3004] unto him [846], Yea [3483], Lord [2962].
6 Set [07760] me as a seal [02368] upon thine heart [03820], as a seal [02368] upon thine arm [02220]: for love [0160] is strong [05794] as death [04194]; jealousy [07068] is cruel [07186] as the grave [07585]: the coals [07565] thereof are coals [07565] of fire [0784], which hath a most vehement flame [07957].
4 Thou art more glorious [0215] and excellent [0117] than the mountains [02042] of prey [02964].
7 Yet man [0120] is born [03205] unto trouble [05999], as the sparks [01121] [07565] fly [05774] upward [01361].
2 My doctrine [03948] shall drop [06201] as the rain [04306], my speech [0565] shall distil [05140] as the dew [02919], as the small rain [08164] upon the tender herb [01877], and as the showers [07241] upon the grass [06212]:
4 The LORD [03068] is in his holy [06944] temple [01964], the LORD'S [03068] throne [03678] is in heaven [08064]: his eyes [05869] behold [02372], his eyelids [06079] try [0974], the children [01121] of men [0120].
1 To the chief Musician [05329], A Psalm [04210] or Song [07892] of David [01732]. Let God [0430] arise [06965], let his enemies [0341] be scattered [06327]: let them also that hate [08130] him flee [05127] before [06440] him.
2 As smoke [06227] is driven away [05086], so drive them away [05086]: as wax [01749] melteth [04549] before [06440] the fire [0784], so let the wicked [07563] perish [06] at the presence [06440] of God [0430].
27 I will send [07971] my fear [0367] before [06440] thee, and will destroy [02000] all the people [05971] to whom thou shalt come [0935], and I will make [05414] all thine enemies [0341] turn their backs [06203] unto thee.
24 And for these ye shall be unclean [02930]: whosoever toucheth [05060] the carcase [05038] of them shall be unclean [02930] until the even [06153].
35 And there came out [03318] a fire [0784] from the LORD [03068], and consumed [0398] the two hundred [03967] and fifty [02572] men [0376] that offered [07126] incense [07004].
1 And when the people [05971] complained [0596], it displeased [07451] [0241] the LORD [03068]: and the LORD [03068] heard [08085] it; and his anger [0639] was kindled [02734]; and the fire [0784] of the LORD [03068] burnt [01197] among them, and consumed [0398] them that were in the uttermost parts [07097] of the camp [04264].
2 And there went out [03318] fire [0784] from the LORD [03068], and devoured [0398] them, and they died [04191] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
46 And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Aaron [0175], Take [03947] a censer [04289], and put [05414] fire [0784] therein from off [06440] the altar [04196], and put [07760] on incense [07004], and go [03212] quickly [04120] unto the congregation [05712], and make an atonement [03722] for them: for there is wrath [07110] gone out [03318] from the LORD [03068]; the plague [05063] is begun [02490].
37 Even those [0582] men [0582] that did bring up [03318] the evil [07451] report [01681] upon the land [0776], died [04191] by the plague [04046] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
33 And while the flesh [01320] was yet [02962] between their teeth [08127], ere it was chewed [03772], the wrath [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against the people [05971], and the LORD [03068] smote [05221] the people [05971] with a very [03966] great [07227] plague [04347].