Habakkuk 2:4

Habakkuk 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
• New International Version (NIV)“See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness—
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

Context of Habakkuk 2:4

2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. 3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay. Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright— but the righteous will live by faith— 5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. 6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Habakkuk 2:4 word by word

הִנֵּ֣ה עֻפְּלָ֔ה לֹא־יָשְׁרָ֥ה נַפְשׁ֖וֹ בּ֑וֹ וְצַדִּ֖יק בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ יִחְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Look atהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the proud oneעָפַל‛âphal · to swellH6075
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• is notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• uprightיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• but the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• will liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• by faithאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530

Cross-references for Habakkuk 2:4

• Job 40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
• Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
• 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
• Romans 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
• Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
• Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
• Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
• 1 John 5:10Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Behold, his soul which is lifted up - He that presumes on his safety without any special warrant from God, is a proud man; and whatever he may profess, or think of himself, his mind is not upright in him. But he that is just by faith shall live - he that believes what God hath said relative to the Chaldeans besieging Jerusalem, shall make his escape from the place, and consequently shall save his life. The words in the New Testament are accommodated to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Behold, his soul which is lifted up - literally, swollen Is not upright in him - The construction is probably that of a condition expressed absolutely. Lo, swollen is it, not upright is his soul in him. We should say, “His soul, if it be swollen, puffed up, is not upright in him.” The source of all sin was and is pride. It is especially the sin of all oppressors, of the Chaldee, of antichrists, and shall be of the antichrist. It is the parent of all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God knows when proud people live only for themselves. Their dishonest lives show that they are not righteous. They refuse God’s instruction and choose what seems right to them (Proverbs 12:15; 21:8, 29; 29:27). In contrast, the righteous stand in the right relationship with God. They accept God’s righteous standards and live them out in their daily lives. faith: Hebrew ’emunah. This word translates the Hebrew ’emunah ("steadfastness, trust"). In Genesis…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. his soul which is lifted up--the Chaldean's [Maurer]. The unbelieving Jew's [Henderson]. is not upright in him--that is, is not accounted upright in God's sight; in antithesis to "shall live." So He 10:38, which with inspired authority applies the general sense to the particular case which Paul had in view, "If any man draw back (one result of being 'lifted up' with overweening arrogancy), my soul shall have no pleasure in him." the just shall live by…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Habakkuk 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings