Habakkuk 3:11
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The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

sun.

Joshua 10:12,13 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon. . . .

Isaiah 28:21 For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him.

Isaiah 38:8 Behold I will bring again the shadow of the lines, by which it is now gone down in the sun dial of Achaz with the sun, ten lines backward. And the sun returned ten lines by the degrees by which it was gone down.

habitation.

Psalm 19:4 Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world.

Joshua 10:11 And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Bethoron, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven, as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones, than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel,

Psalm 18:12-14 At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire. . . .

Psalm 77:17,18 Great was the noise of the waters: the clouds sent out a sound. For thy arrows pass: . . .

Psalm 144:5,6 Lord, bow down thy heavens and descend: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. . . .

Context
Habakkuk's Prayer
10The mountains saw thee, and were grieved: the great body of waters passed away. The deep put forth its voice: the deep lifted up its hands. 11The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.12In thy anger thou wilt tread the earth under foot: in thy wrath thou wilt astonish the nations.…
Cross References
Joshua 10:12
Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 10:13
And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day.

Psalm 18:14
And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 144:6
Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.

Isaiah 49:2
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.

Nahum 3:3
And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.

Habakkuk 3:9
Thou wilt surely take up thy bow: according to the oaths which thou hast spoken to the tribes. Thou wilt divide the rivers of the earth.

Zechariah 9:14
And the Lord God shall be seen over them, and his dart shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and go in the whirlwind of the south.

Lexicon
Sun
שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ (še·meš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

and moon
יָרֵ֖חַ (yā·rê·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3394: The moon

stood still
עָ֣מַד (‘ā·maḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

in their places
זְבֻ֑לָה (zə·ḇu·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2073: Elevation, height, lofty abode

at the flash
לְא֤וֹר (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: Illumination, luminary

of Your flying
יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ (yə·hal·lê·ḵū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

arrows,
חִצֶּ֙יךָ֙ (ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear

at the brightness
לְנֹ֖גַהּ (lə·nō·ḡah)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5051: Brilliancy

of Your shining
בְּרַ֥ק (bə·raq)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword

spear.
חֲנִיתֶֽךָ׃ (ḥă·nî·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2595: A lance


Additional Translations
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of your arrows they went, and at the shining of your glittering spear.

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

The sun was exalted, and the moon stood still in her course: thy darts shall go forth at the light, at the brightness of the gleaming of thine arms.

The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth, -- At the shining of thy glittering spear.

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; at the light of thine arrows as they went, at the shining of thy glittering spear.

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thy arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

Sun -- moon -- hath stood -- a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.
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