OET interlinear HAB 3:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔⁠ךָ

nakedness naked (Some words not found in UHB: nakedness naked bow_of,your oath arrows command selah rivers split earth )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [You completely bared your bow] or [You made your bow ready for action]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔⁠ךָ

nakedness naked (Some words not found in UHB: nakedness naked bow_of,your oath arrows command selah rivers split earth )

The author is speaking of God as if he were a warrior who readied a bow for battle. This image represents God preparing to act in power against his enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You prepared your weapons completely]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קַשְׁתֶּ֔⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: nakedness naked bow_of,your oath arrows command selah rivers split earth )

Habakkuk is speaking of Your bow as the means by which Yahweh would shoot arrows of lightning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Your weapon for shooting lightning]

Note 4 topic: translate-textvariants

שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: nakedness naked bow_of,your oath arrows command selah rivers split earth )

The meaning of this phrase is uncertain, and Bible scholars have understood it in different ways. Some read it as referring to God acting in fulfillment of the oaths he had sworn to the tribal leaders of Israel. Others understand it to mean that God readied his arrows for battle as he had vowed. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to follow its reading. If not, you could state the meaning plainly, as the UST does.