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1.2 KiB
Habakkuk continues to describe his vision of Yahweh.
the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the fabric of the tents...of Midian trembling
The people of Midian and Cushan who tremble or shake with fear are like tent cloth that moves when the wind blows. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Cushan
This can be 1) the name of a people group otherwise unknown or 2) the same as Cush. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names) and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)
Was Yahweh angry with the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, or your fury against the sea...?
If your language does not have separate words for "angry" and "wrath" and "fury," you can combine the lines: "Was Yahweh angry with the rivers? Was your fury against the sea...?" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism) Alternate translation: "Yahweh was not angry with the rivers. Your wrath was not against the rivers, nor was your fury against the sea...." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
you rode upon your horses, your chariot of salvation
As a soldier would ride a horse or a chariot into battle, Yahweh came to save the people of Israel.