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Habakkuk 3:17 — Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in…
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:”
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The verses around Habakkuk 3:17.
15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
Verse explanation
This list of agricultural disasters — a fig tree without fruit, a vine without grapes, crops without yield, lost flocks — describes the worst possible scenario for an agrarian economy like Judah's: total famine and the complete loss of one's livelihood.
From the Habakkuk 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Habakkuk 3:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque ainda que a figueira não floresça, nem haja fructo na vide; o producto da oliveira minta, e os campos não produzam mantimento; as ovelhas da malhada sejam arrebatadas, e nos curraes não haja vaccas:
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Ainda que a figueira não floresça, nem haja fruto nas vides, e falte o produto da oliveira, os campos não produzam alimento, as ovelhas sejam arrebatadas, e não haja vacas nos currais,
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Aunque no haya flores en las higueras ni uvas en los viñedos; aunque no crezca la cosecha de olivo, ni haya animales en el corral, o ganado en los establos;
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