Habakkuk 2

Berean Standard Bible

The LORD Answers Again

1I will standH5975 atH5921 my guard postH4931 and station myselfH3320 onH5921 the rampartsH4692. I will watchH6822 to seeH7200 whatH4100 He will sayH1696 to me, and howH4100 I should answerH7725 whenH5921 correctedH8433.

2Then the LORDH3068 H559 answered meH6030:

“Write downH3789 this visionH2377and clearlyH874 inscribe it onH5921 tabletsH3871,so thatH4616 a heraldH7121 may runH7323 with it.3ForH3588 the visionH2377 awaitsH5750 an appointed timeH4150;it testifiesH6315 of the endH7093 and does notH3808 lieH3576.ThoughH518 it lingersH4102, waitH2442 for it,sinceH3588 it will surely comeH935 and will notH3808 delayH309.14Look atH2009 the proud oneH6075; his soulH5315 is notH3808 uprightH3474 2—but the righteousH6662 will liveH2421 by faithH530 3—

5and wealthH3196 4 indeedH637 H3588 betrays himH898. He is an arrogantH3093 manH1397 neverH3808 at restH5115. HeH834 enlargesH7337 his appetiteH5315 like SheolH7585, and like DeathH4194, heH1931 is neverH3808 satisfiedH7646. He gathersH622 allH3605 the nationsH1471 to himselfH413 and collectsH6908 allH3605 the peoplesH5971 as his ownH413.

6Will notH3808 allH3605 of theseH428 take upH5375 a tauntH4912 against himH5921,speakingH559 with mockeryH4426 and derisionH2420:

‘WoeH1945 to him who amassesH7235 what is not hisH3808and makes himself richH3513 with many loansH5671!HowH5704 long will this go onH4970?’7Will notH3808 your creditorsH5391 suddenlyH6621 ariseH6965and those who disturb youH2111 awakenH3364?Then you will becomeH1961 their preyH4933.8BecauseH3588 youH859 have plunderedH7997 manyH7227 nationsH1471,the remnantH3605 H3499 of the peopleH5971 will plunder youH7997—because of your bloodshedH1818 against manH120and your violenceH2555 against the landH776, the cityH7151,and allH3605 their dwellersH3427.

9WoeH1945 to him who buildsH1214 his houseH1004by unjustH7451 gainH1215,to placeH7760 his nestH7064 on highH4791and escapeH5337 the handH3709 of disasterH7451!10You have plottedH3289 shameH1322 for your houseH1004by cutting offH7096 manyH7227 peoplesH5971and forfeitingH2398 your lifeH5315.511ForH3588 the stonesH68 will cry outH2199 from the wallH7023,and the raftersH3714 will echo itH6030 from the woodworkH6086.

12WoeH1945 to him who buildsH1129 a cityH5892 with bloodshedH1818and establishesH3559 a townH7151 by iniquityH5766!13Is it notH3808 indeedH2009 fromH854 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635that the laborH3021 of the peopleH5971 only feedsH1767 the fireH784,and the nationsH3816 weary themselvesH3286 inH1767 vainH7385?14ForH3588 the earthH776 will be filledH4390with the knowledgeH3045 ofH853 the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068as the watersH4325 coverH3680 H5921 the seaH3220.

15WoeH1945 to him who gives drinkH8248 to his neighborsH7453,pouring itH5596 from the wineskinH2534 untilH637 they are drunkH7937,in order toH4616 gazeH5027 atH5921 their nakednessH4589!16You will be filledH7646 with shameH7036 instead of gloryH3519.YouH859 tooH1571 must drinkH8354and expose your uncircumcisionH6188!6The cupH3563 in the LORD’sH3068 right handH3225will come aroundH5437 to youH5921,and utter disgraceH7022 H5921 will cover your gloryH3519.17ForH3588 your violenceH2555 against LebanonH3844 will overwhelm youH3680,and the destructionH7701 of animalsH929 will terrify youH2865,because of your bloodshedH1818 against menH120and your violenceH2555 against the landH776, the cityH7151,and allH3605 their dwellersH3427.

18WhatH4100 useH3276 is an idolH6459,thatH3588 a craftsmanH3335 should carve itH6458—or an imageH4541,a teacherH3384 of liesH8267?ForH3588 its makerH3335 trustsH982 in his own creationH3336 H5921;he makesH6213 idolsH457 that cannot speakH483.19WoeH1945 to him who saysH559 to woodH6086, ‘AwakeH6974!’or to silentH1748 stoneH68, ‘AriseH5782!’Can itH1931 give guidanceH3384?BeholdH2009, itH1931 is overlaidH8610 with goldH2091 and silverH3701,yet there is noH369 breathH7307 inH7130 it at allH3605.”

20But the LORDH3068 is in His holyH6944 templeH1964;let allH3605 the earthH776 be silentH2013 before HimH6440.

1. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though He lingers, wait for Him, since He will surely come and will not delay; see also LXX; cited in Hebrews 10:37. ↩
2. Habakkuk 2:4 LXX If he should draw back, My soul has no pleasure in him ↩
3. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faithfulness; cited in Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38 ↩
4. Habakkuk 2:5 DSS; MT wine ↩
5. Habakkuk 2:10 Literally sinning against your soul ↩
6. Habakkuk 2:16 DSS, LXX, and Syriac and stagger ↩