Habakkuk 3:4
Good News Translation
He comes with the brightness of lightning; light flashes from his hand, there where his power is hidden.

New Revised Standard Version
The brightness was like the sun; rays came forth from his hand, where his power lay hidden.

Contemporary English Version
Your glory shone like the sun, and light flashed from your hands, hiding your mighty power.

New American Bible
his splendor spread like the light. He raised his horns high, he rejoiced on the day of his strength.

Douay-Rheims Bible
His brightness shall be as the light: horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

His brightness shall be as the light: horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:

brightness.

Exodus 13:21 And the Lord went before them to shew the way, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire; that he might be the guide of their journey at both times.

Exodus 14:20 Stood behind, between the Egyptians' camp and the camp of Israel: and it was a dark cloud, and enlightening the night, so that they could not come at one another all the night.

Nehemiah 9:12 And in a pillar of a cloud thou wast their leader by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, that they might see the way by which they went.

Psalm 104:2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:

Isaiah 60:19,20 Thou shalt no more have the sun for thy light by day, neither shall the brightness of the moon enlighten thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light, and thy God for thy glory. . . .

Matthew 17:2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.

1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen.

Revelation 21:23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

Revelation 22:5 And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten then. And they shall reign for ever and ever.

horns coming out of his hand.

Job 26:14 Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.

Context
Habakkuk's Prayer
3God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan: His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise. 4His brightness shall be as the light: horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:5Death shall go before his face. And the devil shall go forth before his feet.…
Cross References
Job 26:14
Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?

Psalm 18:12
At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

Habakkuk 3:3
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