Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no produce on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields yield no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in Yahweh; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:15 You tread on the sea with Your horses, On the surge of many waters.
Habakkuk 3:16 I heard, and my inward parts trembled; At the sound my lips tingled. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us.
Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no produce on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields yield no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls,
Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I will exult in Yahweh; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:19 Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength, And He has set my feet like hinds’ feet And makes me tread on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
The verse centers on "though", "tree", "should", "blossom", "produce", "vines", and "yield". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "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 inward parts trembled..." into verse 19's "Yahweh the Lord is my strength And...", so "though" and "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 "tree" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.