Habakkuk 3:13
“You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.”
— Habakkuk 3:13
About this verse
Habakkuk 3:13 comes from the book of Habakkuk, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is vision response. These words are attributed to Habakkuk. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer_hymn genre of biblical literature. Key themes include salvation, deliverance, Gods protection. Notable phrases: salvation of your people; salvation of your anointed. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Habakkuk
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prayer_hymn
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