Habakkuk
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- proper noun
- /həˈbækək/
- Literature
- Prepare your heart to be with God in Habakkuk with this song:
Examples
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If you are in the barren wasteland asking where God is, He answers you from Habakkuk 3.
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Read the short book of Habakkuk in The Message.
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Last night I happened to read the book of Habakkuk.
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God preserved Habakkuk 3 in His living, active Word to us.
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Read Habakkuk 2:18-20.
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I am looking forward to the study of Habakkuk. I read The Message version online in preparation for the rest of the week. I regularly find myself wondering the very same kinds of things as Habakkuk, and although I know that I couldn't possibly understand God's ways and why He does some of the things He does, I still don't comprehend, and yet I still wonder why.
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I want to be of the mindset that Habakkuk was when he said, "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls."
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Many people find comfort in the teachings of the book of Habakkuk during difficult times.
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I often reference the book of Habakkuk for its profound insights on faith and justice.
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The theological themes in Habakkuk resonate deeply with contemporary issues of inequality.
Synonyms
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A short book in the Old Testament that contains messages from the prophet Habakkuk
A book in the Old Testament with messages from Habakkuk
Compounds
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A short book in the Old Testament that contains messages from the prophet Habakkuk
Surface Forms
Etymology
Habakkuk (the book) is named after the prophet and shares the same Hebrew root ḥ-b-q, meaning 'embrace' or 'to hold close'. So you can remember the Book of Habakkuk as the book that 'holds' the prophet's message about justice.