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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Habakkuk 3:13

anointed: i.e. for the salvation of Jehovah's anointed People (sing). See Psalms 105:15.

woundedst. dashest in pieces.

out of. from.

the wicked. [the] lawless one. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44. Looking forward to the final destruction of Israel's enemy in the person of the Antichrist. The Targum (or Paraphrase) of Jonathan is remarkable: "the kingdom of Babylon will not remain, nor exercise dominion over Israel. The Romans will be destroyed, and not take tribute from Jerusalem; and therefore, on account of the marvelous deliverance which Thou wilt accomplish for Thine Anointed, and for the remnant of Thy People, they will praise the LORD".

by discovering, &c.: i.e. overturning the house from the top (the neck) so completely as to lay bare the foundations. Such will he the final overthrow of Israel's great enemy.

Selah. This third Selah connects this final overthrow and its magnitude, when contrasted with the enemy's previous proud boasting and exaltation in Habakkuk 3:14. It connects Jehovah's doings also (Habakkuk 3:14) with Jehovah's goings (Habakkuk 3:15). See App-66.

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