29 When He keeps quiet, who can condemn?
And when He hides His face, who then can look at Him,
That is, regarding both nation and a person?—

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29 But if he remains silent,(A) who can condemn him?(B)
    If he hides his face,(C) who can see him?
Yet he is over individual and nation alike,(D)

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16 I heard, and my [a]inner parts (A)trembled;
At the sound, my lips quivered.
Decay enters my (B)bones,
And in my place I tremble;
Because I [b]must (C)wait quietly for the day of distress,
[c]For the (D)people to arise who will attack us.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:16 Lit belly
  2. Habakkuk 3:16 Or sigh for
  3. Habakkuk 3:16 Or To come upon the people who will

16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(A)
Yet I will wait patiently(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

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