Habakkuk 3:17
“For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:”
— Habakkuk 3:17
About this verse
Habakkuk 3:17 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prayer_hymn genre of biblical literature. Key themes include loss, barrenness, economic hardship. Notable phrases: fig tree doesn't flourish; fields yield no food. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Habakkuk
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
prayer_hymn
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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