Hab. 3:2 in context
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Hab. 3:1      Hab. 3:3

Habakkuk 3:2

Lord (Yahweh),
I have heard of you,
I revere (stand in awe of, fear) [you] – Lord (Yahweh),
your work
in the midst of the years – revive (give life),
in the midst of the years – make it known (intimate knowledge),
in anger
remember mercy.
[Of the entire chapter, only this first verse is a prayer to God to do something; the remaining verses describe God's greatness and how he has worked. However, the prayer is not a nostalgic desire to return to what has been – the best is yet to come! The repetition of the phrase "in the midst of years" (Hebr. beqerev shanim) is a Hebrew way of emphasizing. It may be an expression that the Lord should not wait until a specific time, but rather perform His work earlier or suddenly, see Hab. 2:3.
There is also an interpretation withIn Jewish tradition that the Messiah will come in the midst of the years. The earth is expected to exist in its present state for 7,000 years, since the week of creation is 7 days, and one day is like a thousand years, see Ps. 90:4. The middle of the years could be the year 3,500 or divided into 4 + 3 (the fundamental numbers of creation and God), which is 4,000 years. It is interesting that this is actually around the time when Jesus (the promised Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament) came to earth. The modern Hebrew calendar, created in the 13th century by Rabbi Maimonides, is based on the assumption that creation took place on October 7, 3761 BC. (However, there are several assumptions in Maimonides' calculations where we cannot know exactly when creation took place.) In the Gregorian calendar, for example, the years 2025-2026 correspond to the year 5786 in the Hebrew calendar.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

יְהוָה   שָׁמַעְתִּי   שִׁמְעֲךָ   יָרֵאתִי   יְהוָה   פָּעָלְךָ   בְּקֶרֶב   שָׁנִים   חַיֵּיהוּ   בְּקֶרֶב   שָׁנִים   תּוֹדִיעַ   בְּרֹגֶז   רַחֵם   תִּזְכּוֹר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

κύριε εἰσακήκοα τὴν ἀκοήν σου καὶ ἐφοβήθην κατενόησα τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ἐξέστην ἐν μέσῳ δύο ζῴων γνωσθήσῃ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν τὰ ἔτη ἐπιγνωσθήσῃ ἐν τῷ παρεῖναι τὸν καιρὸν ἀναδειχθήσῃ ἐν τῷ ταραχθῆναι τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐν ὀργῇ ἐλέους μνησθήσῃ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3068
 יְהוָ֗ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H8085
 שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי (shamaeti)
 to hear
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H8088b
H9021
 שִׁמְעֲ (shimea)
ךָ֮ (kha)
 report
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H3372
 יָרֵאתִי֒ (jareti)
 to fear
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H3068
 יְהוָ֗ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H6467
H9021
 פָּֽעָלְ (paale)
ךָ֙ (kha)
 work
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H9003
H7130
 בְּ (be)
קֶ֤רֶב (qerev)
 in
entrails
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H8141
 שָׁנִים֙ (shanim)
 year
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H2421
H9033
 חַיֵּ֔י (chajei)
הוּ (ho)
 to live
him
Verb Verb
piel ♂ sing. piel second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vpv2ms
Sp3ms
H9003
H7130
 בְּ (be)
קֶ֥רֶב (qerev)
 in
entrails
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H8141
 שָׁנִ֖ים (shanim)
 year
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H3045
 תּוֹדִ֑יעַ (tvódia)
 to know
Verb Verb
hiphil ♂ sing. hiphil second person masculine singular

Vhi2ms
H9003
H7267
 בְּ (be)
רֹ֖גֶז (rógez)
 in
turmoil
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H7355
 רַחֵ֥ם (rachem)
 to have compassion
Verb Verb
piel piel

Vpcc
H2142
H9016
 תִּזְכּֽוֹר (tizekvór)
׃
to remember
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms

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