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His brightness is like lightning.
    Lightning bolts flash out from his hand,[a]
        where his strength is hidden.
Contagious disease goes ahead of him,
    and plague follows after him.
He stands up and shakes[b] the earth.
    He looks, and the nations jump in fright.
    The ancient mountains are shattered.
    The age-old hills are flattened.
    But he goes on forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:4 Or His brightness is like daylight. A ray of light shines from his hand. The meaning of this verse is uncertain.
  2. Habakkuk 3:6 Or measures