uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Habakkuk describes his reaction to his vision of Yahweh.

(Occurrence 0) though the produce of the olive tree disappoints

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when fig/fig_tree not blossom and,no fruit in/on/at/with,vines fails crop_of olive and,fields not he/it_had_made food cut_off from,fold flock_of_sheep/goats and,no cattle in/on/at/with,stalls )

Alternate translation: “though the produce of the olive tree fails” or “though the olive tree fails to produce olives”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) though the flock is cut off from the fold

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when fig/fig_tree not blossom and,no fruit in/on/at/with,vines fails crop_of olive and,fields not he/it_had_made food cut_off from,fold flock_of_sheep/goats and,no cattle in/on/at/with,stalls )

The word “flock” may refer to sheep or goats, or both. The word “fold” refers to the fenced-in area where shepherds keep their flock. Habakkuk speaks of the flock dying as if someone were to cut off the flock, as a person would cut a branch from a tree. Alternate translation: “though all the flock dies and the folds are empty”