Habakkuk 3:12

Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

Cross-reference

Numbers 21:23–35 Historical context

Numbers 21:23-35 recounts God giving Israel victory over Sihon and Og — a concrete instance of God threshing nations in anger.

Nehemiah 9:22-24 recalls how God drove out nations to give Israel their land — the same divine action described in Habakkuk.

Psalm 44:1-3 praises God for driving out nations with his power — echoing Habakkuk's image of God threshing the nations.

Psalm 78:55 Parallel

Psalm 78:55 says God drove out nations and settled Israel — a direct parallel to Habakkuk's threshing of nations.

Micah 4:12 Parallel

Micah 4:12 uses the same threshing metaphor for nations gathered to judgment, stressing God's hidden plan.

Acts 13:19 Parallel

Acts 13:19 states God destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land — fulfilling Habakkuk's threshing judgment.

Isaiah 30:28 uses sifting nations with a destructive sieve — another agricultural judgment image paralleling threshing.

Jeremiah 51:33 compares Babylon to a threshing floor — the same metaphor of judgment used in Habakkuk's threshing of nations.

Micah 4:13 Contrast

In Micah 4:13, Zion is called to thresh — shifting the threshing agent from God to his people.

Isaiah 41:15 makes Israel a threshing sledge to crush mountains — same metaphor but Israel is the agent.

Amos 1:3 Parallel

Amos 1:3 condemns Damascus for threshing Gilead with sledges — using the same 'threshing' imagery for divine judgment.

Psalm 68:7 Parallel

Psalm 68:7 depicts God marching before Israel — a parallel image of divine marching, but for salvation not judgment.

Isaiah 21:10 calls Israel 'threshed' — same threshing metaphor applied to God's people rather than enemies.