Hab 3:10 | NET2full | STEP | When the mountains see you, they shake . The torrential downpour sweeps through . The great deep shouts out ; it lifts its hands high .

‏ Habakkuk 3:10

10 When the mountains see you, they shake.
The torrential downpour sweeps through. ^{▼▼tn Heb “a heavy rain of waters passes by.” Perhaps the flash floods produced by the downpour are in view here.}
The great deep ^{▼▼sn The great deep, which is to be equated with the sea (vv. 8, 15), is a symbol of chaos and represents the Lord’s enemies.} shouts out;
it lifts its hands high. ^{▼▼sn Lifting the hands here suggests panic and is accompanied by a cry for mercy (see Ps 28:2; Lam 2:19). The forces of chaos cannot withstand the Lord’s power revealed in the storm.}