Habakkuk 3:2

O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

Cross-reference

Habakkuk 3:16 describes the physical trembling and patient waiting that result from hearing God's report, deepening the fear expressed here.

Habakkuk 1:12 acknowledges God as everlasting Rock who ordains judgment—directly connected to the plea for mercy in wrath in 3:2 within the same book.

Habakkuk 1:5-10 describes God raising up Babylon as judgment, contrasting with this plea for revival and mercy.

Hebrews 11:7 highlights Noah's reverent fear at God's warning, echoing Habakkuk's response to God's work.

Jeremiah 36:21-24 shows King Jehoiakim burning the scroll in defiance, contrasting with Habakkuk's humble fear of God's word.

Jeremiah 10:24 begs for correction with justice, not anger — a matching plea for measured discipline rather than full wrath.

Isaiah 66:2 Parallel

Isaiah 66:2 promises God's favor to those who tremble at His word, reinforcing the value of Habakkuk's reverent fear.

In Isaiah 64:1-4, the prophet prays for God to 'rend the heavens' — a parallel plea for divine intervention and revelation of God's power.

Isaiah 63:15-16 pleads for God to look down and show compassion—echoing Habakkuk's request for mercy and revival in wrath.

Isaiah 51:9-11 calls on the arm of the LORD to awake as in days of old—aligning with Habakkuk's cry for God to revive his work and display power.

In Lamentations 3:32, God's compassion after grief directly echoes the plea for mercy in wrath — showing He does not cast off forever.

Daniel 8:17 Parallel

Daniel 8:17 records Daniel's frightened fall before a divine vision, paralleling Habakkuk's fear at God's work.

Psalm 119:120 directly expresses trembling fear of God's judgments, exactly matching Habakkuk's reverent fear.

Psalm 90:13-17 pleads for God to return, show his work, and establish it—mirroring Habakkuk's request to revive and make known God's work.

Psalm 85:6 Parallel

Psalm 85:6 cries out 'Will you not revive us again?'—a direct echo of Habakkuk's prayer for revival and renewal.

Psalm 78:38 Parallel

Psalm 78:38 describes God forgiving and restraining anger repeatedly — a historical example of the very mercy Habakkuk requests.

Psalm 38:1 Parallel

Psalm 38:1 repeats the same plea as Psalm 6:1 — 'do not rebuke me in your wrath' — a strong verbal parallel to remembering mercy.

Psalm 6:1 Parallel

Psalm 6:1 pleads 'do not rebuke me in your anger' — a nearly identical cry for mercy in wrath, directly echoing Habakkuk.

Ezra 9:8 Parallel

Ezra 9:8 describes God granting 'a little reviving' to the remnant—directly matching Habakkuk's plea for revival in the midst of years.

In 2 Chronicles 34:27, Josiah's humble, tearful response to hearing God's words mirrors Habakkuk's fear and plea for mercy.

Psalm 90:16 Parallel

Psalm 90:16 prays 'let your work be shown' — exactly the same request as Habakkuk's 'revive your work and make it known'.

Psalm 103:10 declares God does not repay according to sins — the mercy in wrath that Habakkuk implores.

Ezra 9:13 Parallel

In Ezra 9:13, the people acknowledge God punished less than deserved — a clear echo of the plea for mercy in the midst of wrath.

Isaiah 1:9 Parallel

Isaiah 1:9 acknowledges God's mercy in sparing a remnant from destruction — the mercy Habakkuk seeks in wrath.

In 1 Chronicles 21:13, David chooses to fall into God's hands because His mercies are great — directly affirming the plea for mercy in wrath.

Isaiah 64:9 Parallel

Isaiah 64:9 pleads 'be not so terribly angry, remember not iniquity' — directly mirrors Habakkuk's plea for mercy.

In 2 Samuel 24:16, God relents from destroying Jerusalem — a direct narrative parallel to the plea 'in wrath remember mercy.'

Jeremiah 46:28 promises discipline with measure, not full destruction — the tempered wrath Habakkuk asks for.

Hosea 6:2 Parallel

In Hosea 6:2, 'revive us' is a similar petition for restoration after judgment, matching Habakkuk's call for revival.

Psalm 138:8 Parallel

Psalm 138:8 assures that God will fulfill his purpose and not forsake his work—answering Habakkuk's plea for God to revive his work.

2 Samuel 24:10-17 recounts David's plea and God stopping the plague — a narrative parallel to Habakkuk's cry for tempered wrath.

Numbers 16:47 describes Aaron rushing with incense to halt the plague — an intercession that embodies the mercy Habakkuk seeks.

Numbers 16:46 depicts Aaron making atonement to stop a plague — a direct act of mercy in wrath, mirroring Habakkuk's request.

Numbers 14:10-23 shows God relenting after Moses' intercession — a precedent for mercy amid wrath that Habakkuk pleads for.

In Exodus 32:10, God threatens to consume Israel — setting the stage for Moses' intercession, contrasting with Habakkuk's plea for mercy.

Psalm 143:11 appeals for God to preserve life for His name — similar to Habakkuk's plea to revive His work.

Lamentations 5:1 cries 'Remember, O LORD' — echoing Habakkuk's petition for God to remember mercy.

Genesis 8:1 Parallel

In Genesis 8:1, God remembers Noah after the flood — a pattern of mercy following wrath, matching the plea for remembered mercy.

Zechariah 1:12's cry 'how long' parallels the urgent plea for God to relent and show mercy in the midst of judgment.