Habakkuk 1
| Habakkuk 1 | |
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← Nahum 3 | |
 The beginning of Habakkuk Commentary, 1QpHab, among the Dead Sea Scrolls from the 1st century BC. | |
| Book | Book of Habakkuk |
| Category | Nevi'im |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 35 |
Habakkuk 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Habakkuk in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Habakkuk, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew.
- Some of the most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- In Hebrew:
- Masoretic Text
- Dead Sea Scrolls: 1QpHab, known as the "Habakkuk Commentary" (later half of the 1st century BC)[5]
- In Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- In Hebrew:
- This chapter is divided into 17 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Habakkuk 1:1 = Title
- Habakkuk 1:2–4 = The Prophet’s First Question
- Habakkuk 1:5–11 = The Lord’s First Reply
- Habakkuk 1:12–17 = The Prophet’s Second Question (continuing to Habakkuk 2:1)
Verse 1
- The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.[6]
- "burden", can be translated as "oracle" according to the New King James Version.
Verse 8
- Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.[7]
Verse 8 in Hebrew
- וְקַלּוּ מִנְּמֵרִים סוּסָיו וְחַדּוּ מִזְּאֵבֵי עֶרֶב וּפָשׁוּ פָּֽרָשָׁיו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו מֵרָחֹוק יָבֹאוּ יָעֻפוּ כְּנֶשֶׁר חָשׁ לֶאֱכֹֽול׃
Transliteration:
- veqalu min'merim susav vekhadu miz'evey 'erev ufasyu parasyav ufarasyav merakhoq yavou yaufu kenesyer khasy le'ekhol
Verse 8 notes
- Wolves is translated from the Hebrew: זְאֵב ze'ev (scientific name: Canis lupus)
See also
Reference
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ^ Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Intrepreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- ^ Bernstein, Moshe J. "Pesher Habakkuk." Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, p.647
- ^ Habakkuk 1:1
- ^ Habakkuk 1:8
External links
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- Historic manuscripts
- The Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls, hosted by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
- Jewish translations
- Chavakuk – Habakkuk (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
Habakkuk public domain audiobook at LibriVox Various versions
- Further information
- A Brief Introduction to The Prophecy of Habakkuk for Contemporary Readers (Christian Perspective)
- Introduction to the book of Habakkuk from the NIV Study Bible
- Introduction to the Book of HabakkukForward Movement Publications
