“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:”
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will joy in the God of my salvation—despite the catastrophic loss hypothetically envisioned, Habakkuk chooses joy in God. This verse articulates the resolution of theodicy through the entire prophecy: faith does not depend on external circumstances but on God's character and salvation. The multiplication of agricultural loss gives profound weight to the following affirmation; this is not trivial joy but joy born through deep trial.
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