Habakkuk 3:5

Habakkuk 3:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Plague went before him;

pestilence followed his steps.

5Before Him goes plague,

And plague comes forth 3:5 Lit at His feetafter Him.

5Before Him goes pestilence,

And plague comes after Him.

5Before Him goes the pestilence [of judgment as in Egypt],

And [the burning] plague [of condemnation] follows at His feet [as in Sennacherib’s army]. [Ex 7:2-4; 2 Kin 19:32-35]

5Plague went before Him,

and fever followed in His steps.

5He sent plagues ahead of him.

Sickness followed behind him.