"... The remarkable similarity in the unusual syntax of both verses suggests that, in this instance, the Masoretic text may have preserved an idiomatic expression, according to which the directional prepositions מ and -ל could be coordinated to convey the sense “to return,” or “to surround.” However, the difficulty attested in the versions in knowing how to translate these verses suggests that the essence of this expression had been lost by the time of translation (although echoes of it might be perceived). This impression is reinforced by the efforts of the versions to make the verses conform to more familiar grammatical conventions. Ultimately, the mutual intelligibility of Habakkuk 3:4 and Deuteronomy 33:2 attests the centrality of luminary imagery in the theophany tradition and, from a text critical point of view, makes extreme emendations of either verse a fortiori unlikely ..."