Habakkuk 3 in the early church
[Vulgate: Habacuc]
120 passages quote, allude to, or echo Habakkuk 3, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Habakkuk 3:1
This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:1 | On Prayer 14.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Hab 3:1 | Letter to Marcellinus 9 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Hab 3:1–19 | Chapter 8 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| Hab 3:1 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 1.6.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:3 | Against Heresies 3.20.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Hab 3:3 | Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Hab 3:3 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XVII (on Num 13) · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Hab 3:3–4 | Against Marcion 4.22 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hab 3:3 | Fragments on the Song of Songs, chapter 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Hab 3:3 | Fragments on the Song of Songs, chapter 4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Hab 3:3 | Homilies on Exodus 9.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Hab 3:3 | On the Trinity 12 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Hab 3:3–5 | To Quirinus 2.21 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Hab 3:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:3 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:3–4 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:3 | Catechetical Lecture 12.19 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Hab 3:3 | Tractates 2.22.2 · Zeno of Verona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Hab 3:3–4 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:3 | Letter 78.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:3 | Letter 97.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:3 | Letter 98.18 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:3 | On Noah 52 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Hab 3:3 | On the Beatitudes 1247 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Hab 3:3 | Letter 105.15 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Hab 3:3 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.17.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Hab 3:3 | Homily 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Hab 3:3 | Homily 3 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Hab 3:3 | Sermon 46.38 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Hab 3:3 | Sermon 46.39 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Hab 3:3 | Sermon 46.40 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Hab 3:3 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Hab 3:3 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:3 | Commentary on Jeremiah 3.81 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Habakkuk 3:4
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:4 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.14 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:4 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:4 | Part 2, chapter 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Habakkuk 3:5
Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:5 | Against Heresies 3.20.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Hab 3:5 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:5 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:5 | Chapter 13 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 437-450 |
| Hab 3:5 | Part 3, chapter 3 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Habakkuk 3:6
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:6 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:7 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:8
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:8 | Fragments on Proverbs, column 217 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Hab 3:8 | Homilies on Exodus 6.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Hab 3:8 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.151 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Hab 3:8 | Homily on the Song of Songs 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Hab 3:8 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 26 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Hab 3:8 | 8 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 4th–5th century |
| Hab 3:8 | Letter 66.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:8 | On Naboth 64 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Hab 3:8 | Exposition of Psalm 118 4.28.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Hab 3:8 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 40.26.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Hab 3:8 | Homily 3 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Hab 3:8 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:8 | Commentary on Jeremiah 3.81 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Hab 3:8 | Commentary on Jeremiah 6.29 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Hab 3:8 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 4 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Hab 3:8 | Sermon 170 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Habakkuk 3:9
You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:9–12 | Against Marcion 4.39 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hab 3:9 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:10 | Against Marcion 4.20 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hab 3:10 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:10 | Part 3, chapter 14 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Habakkuk 3:11
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:11 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:11 | Part 1, chapter 25 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Habakkuk 3:12
You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:12 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:13
You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:13 | Against Marcion 4.39 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Hab 3:13 | Demonstration of the Gospel 4.16.34 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:13 | Demonstration of the Gospel 4.16.35 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Hab 3:13 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:14
With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:14 | Oration 42.6 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Hab 3:14 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:15
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:15 | Exposition of Psalm 118 4.28.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Hab 3:15 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:16
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:16 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:16 | Apologetic Book 29.7 · Orosius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415–416 |
| Hab 3:16 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 6 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Hab 3:16 | Sermon 68 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Hab 3:16 | Sermon 72 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Habakkuk 3:17
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:17 | To Demetrian 20 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 252–253 |
| Hab 3:17 | Letters 40.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Hab 3:17 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Hab 3:17 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Hab 3:17–18 | Part 3, chapter 40 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Habakkuk 3:18
yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:18 | To Demetrian 20 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 252–253 |
| Hab 3:18 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Habakkuk 3:19
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hab 3:19 | Letter 100.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Hab 3:19 | On the Beatitudes 1223 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Hab 3:19 | Letters 9.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Hab 3:19 | City of God 18.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |