Habakuk 2:20

2:20 But the Lord is in his majestic palace. ¹ 

The whole earth is speechless in his presence!” ² 

Habakuk 3:11

3:11 The sun and moon stand still in their courses; ³ 

the flash of your arrows drives them away, ⁴ 

the bright light of your lightning-quick spear. ⁵ 

[2:20]  ¹ tn Or “holy temple.” The Lord’s heavenly palace, rather than the earthly temple, is probably in view here (see Ps 11:4; Mic 1:2-3). The Hebrew word ֹקדֶשׁ (qodesh, “holy”) here refers to the sovereign transcendence associated with his palace.

[2:20]  ² tn Or “Be quiet before him, all the earth!”

[3:11]  ³ tn Heb “in their lofty dwelling places.”

[3:11]  ⁴ tn Or “at the light of your arrows they vanish.”

[3:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the brightness of the lightning of your spear.”