For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:15 Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.
Habakkuk 3:16 I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.
Habakkuk 3:17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds` [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.
The verse centers on "though", "fig-tree", "shall", "flourish", "neither", "fruit", and "vines". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "fig-tree", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 16's "I heard and my body trembled My..." into verse 19's "Jehovah the Lord is my strength And...", so "though" and "fig-tree" belong inside that flow. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "though" and "fig-tree" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.