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15 You trampled the sea with your horses,
    and the mighty waters foamed.

16 I hear all this, and I tremble;
    my lips quiver with fear.
My body goes limp,
    and my feet stumble[a] beneath me.

I will quietly wait for the time to come
    when God will punish those who attack us.

17 Even though the fig trees have no fruit
    and no grapes grow on the vines,
even though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no grain,
even though the sheep all die
    and the cattle stalls are empty,

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:16 Probable text my feet stumble; Hebrew I am excited, because.

15 You trampled the sea(A) with your horses,
    churning the great waters.(B)

16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(C)
Yet I will wait patiently(D) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(E)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(F)

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