Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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ASV BBE DRB ESV KJV NAS NIV NKJV NLT NRS RSV MSG WEB YLT15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters.
16 I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
Read all of Luke 6 NIVDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 6 NIVHe mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
Read all of Proverbs 3 NIV"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
Read all of John 3 NIVThis is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Read all of 1 John 4 NIVBlessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Read all of Matthew 5 NIVYou will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Read all of Isaiah 26 NIV
Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Habakkuk 3:1-2
(Read Habakkuk 3:1-2)
The word prayer seems used here for an act of devotion. The Lord would revive his work among the people in the midst of the years of adversity. This may be applied to every season when the church, or believers, suffer under afflictions and trials. Mercy is what we must flee to for refuge, and rely upon as our only plea. We must not say, Remember our merit, but, Lord, remember thy own mercy.