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Habakkuk

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Habakkuk 2

New American Standard Bible 1995

God Answers the Prophet

1I will 1standH5975 on my guardH4931 postH4931 And stationH3320 myself on the rampartH4692; And I will 2keepH6822 watchH6822 to seeH7200 3whatH4100 He will speakH1696 to me, And howH4100 I may replyH7725 4whenH5921 I am reprovedH8433.2Then the LordH3068 answeredH6030 me and saidH559, “5RecordH3789 the visionH2377 And inscribeH874 it on tabletsH3871, That 6the one who 7readsH7121 it may runH7323.3For the visionH2377 is yetH5750 for the 8appointedH4150 timeH4150; It 9hastensH6315 toward the goalH7093 and it will not 10failH3576. ThoughH518 it tarriesH4102, 11waitH2442 for it; For it will certainlyH935 comeH935, it 12will not delayH309.

4“BeholdH2009, as for the 13proudH6075 one, His soulH5315 is not rightH3474 within him; But the 14righteousH6662 will liveH2421 by his 15faithH530.5FurthermoreH637, 16wineH3196 betraysH898 the 17haughtyH3093 manH1397, So that he does not 18stayH5115 at homeH5115. He 19enlargesH7337 his appetiteH5315 like SheolH7585, And he is like deathH4194, neverH3808 satisfiedH7646. He also gathersH622 to himself allH3605 nationsH1471 And collectsH622 to himself allH3605 peoplesH5971.

6“Will not allH3605 of theseH428 20takeH5375 up a taunt-songH4912 againstH5921 him, Even mockeryH4426 and insinuationsH2420 against him And sayH559, ‘21WoeH1945 to him who increasesH7235 what is not his-- For howH4970 longH5704H4970-- And makesH3513 himself 22richH3513 with loansH5671?’7Will not 23your creditorsH5391 24riseH6965 up suddenlyH6621, And those who 25collectH2111 from you awakenH3364? Indeed, you will becomeH1961 plunderH4933 for them.8BecauseH3588 you have 26lootedH7997 manyH7227 nationsH1471, AllH3605 the remainderH3499 of the peoplesH5971 will lootH7997 you-- BecauseH4480 of humanH120 bloodshedH1818 and violenceH2555 27done to the landH776, To the townH7151 and allH3605 its inhabitantsH3427.

9“WoeH1945 to him who getsH1214 28evilH7451 gainH1215 for his houseH1004 To 29putH7760 his nestH7064 on highH4791, To be deliveredH5337 from the handH3709 of calamityH7451!10You have devisedH3289 a 30shamefulH1322 thingH1322 for your houseH1004 By cuttingH7096 offH7096 manyH7227 peoplesH5971; So you are 31sinningH2398 against yourselfH5315.11SurelyH3588 the 32stoneH68 will cryH2199 out from the wallH7023, And the rafterH3714 will answerH6030 it from the 33frameworkH6086.

12“WoeH1945 to him who 34buildsH1129 a cityH5892 with bloodshedH1818 And foundsH3559 a townH7151 with 35violenceH5767!13Is it not indeedH2009 from the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 That peoplesH5971 36toilH3021 for fireH784, And nationsH3816 growH3286 wearyH3286 for nothingH7385?14For the earthH776 will be 37filledH4390 With the knowledgeH3045 of the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068, As the watersH4325 coverH3680 the seaH3220.

15“WoeH1945 to you who make 38your neighborsH7453 drinkH8248, Who mixH5596 in your venomH2534 evenH637 to makeH7937 them drunkH7937 SoH4616 as to lookH5027 on their nakednessH4589!16You will be filledH7646 with disgraceH7036 ratherH4480 thanH4480 honorH3519. NowH1571 you yourselfH859 39drinkH8354 and 40exposeH6188 your own nakednessH6188. The 41cupH3563 in the Lord’sH3068 rightH3225 handH3225 will comeH5437 aroundH5437 to you, And 42utterH7022 disgraceH7022 will come upon your gloryH3519.17For the 43violenceH2555 44done to LebanonH3844 will 45overwhelmH3680 you, And the devastationH7701 of its beastsH929 46by which you terrifiedH2865 them, 47BecauseH4480 of humanH120 bloodshedH1818 and 48violenceH2555 49done to the landH776, To the townH7151 and allH3605 its inhabitantsH3427.

18“WhatH4100 50profitH3276 is the 51idolH6459 whenH3588 its makerH3335 has carvedH6458 it, Or 52an imageH4541, a 53teacherH3384 of falsehoodH8267? For its makerH3335 54trustsH982 in his own handiworkH3336 When he fashionsH6213 speechlessH483 idolsH457.19WoeH1945 to him who 55saysH559 to a piece of woodH6086, ‘56AwakeH7019!’ To a muteH1748 stoneH68, ‘AriseH5782!’ And that is your teacherH3384? BeholdH2009, it is overlaidH8610 with 57goldH2091 and silverH3701, And thereH369 is 58noH369 breathH7307 at allH3605 insideH7130 it.20But the 59LordH3068 is in His holyH6944 templeH1964. 60Let allH3605 the earthH776 61be silentH2013 beforeH4480H6440 Him.”

Notes

  1. 1. Habakkuk 2:1 Is 21:8 ↩
  2. 2. Habakkuk 2:1 Ps 5:3 ↩
  3. 3. Habakkuk 2:1 Ps 85:8 ↩
  4. 4. Habakkuk 2:1 Lit upon my reproof ↩
  5. 5. Habakkuk 2:2 Deut 27:8; Rom 15:4; Rev 1:19 ↩
  6. 6. Habakkuk 2:2 Or one may read it fluently ↩
  7. 7. Habakkuk 2:2 Or is to proclaim it ↩
  8. 8. Habakkuk 2:3 Dan 8:17, 19; 10:14 ↩
  9. 9. Habakkuk 2:3 Lit pants ↩
  10. 10. Habakkuk 2:3 Or lie ↩
  11. 11. Habakkuk 2:3 Ps 27:14 ↩
  12. 12. Habakkuk 2:3 Ezek 12:25; Heb 10:37 ↩
  13. 13. Habakkuk 2:4 Ps 49:18; Is 13:11 ↩
  14. 14. Habakkuk 2:4 Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38 ↩
  15. 15. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faithfulness ↩
  16. 16. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 20:1 ↩
  17. 17. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 21:24 ↩
  18. 18. Habakkuk 2:5 2 Kin 14:10 ↩
  19. 19. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 27:20; 30:16; Is 5:11-15 ↩
  20. 20. Habakkuk 2:6 Is 14:4-10; Jer 50:13 ↩
  21. 21. Habakkuk 2:6 Job 20:15-29; Hab 2:12 ↩
  22. 22. Habakkuk 2:6 Lit heavy ↩
  23. 23. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit those who bite you ↩
  24. 24. Habakkuk 2:7 Prov 29:1 ↩
  25. 25. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit violently shake you ↩
  26. 26. Habakkuk 2:8 Is 33:1; Jer 27:7; Zech 2:8 ↩
  27. 27. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land ↩
  28. 28. Habakkuk 2:9 Jer 22:13; Ezek 22:27 ↩
  29. 29. Habakkuk 2:9 Jer 49:16 ↩
  30. 30. Habakkuk 2:10 2 Kin 9:26; Nah 1:14; Hab 2:16 ↩
  31. 31. Habakkuk 2:10 Jer 26:19 ↩
  32. 32. Habakkuk 2:11 Josh 24:27; Luke 19:40 ↩
  33. 33. Habakkuk 2:11 Lit wood ↩
  34. 34. Habakkuk 2:12 Mic 3:10; Nah 3:1 ↩
  35. 35. Habakkuk 2:12 Or injustice ↩
  36. 36. Habakkuk 2:13 Is 50:11; Jer 51:58 ↩
  37. 37. Habakkuk 2:14 Ps 22:27; Is 11:9; Zech 14:9 ↩
  38. 38. Habakkuk 2:15 Lit his neighbor ↩
  39. 39. Habakkuk 2:16 Lam 4:21 ↩
  40. 40. Habakkuk 2:16 Lit show yourself uncircumcised; or stagger; so DSS and ancient versions ↩
  41. 41. Habakkuk 2:16 Jer 25:15, 17 ↩
  42. 42. Habakkuk 2:16 Nah 3:6 ↩
  43. 43. Habakkuk 2:17 Joel 3:19; Zech 11:1 ↩
  44. 44. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit of Lebanon ↩
  45. 45. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit cover ↩
  46. 46. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit which terrified them ↩
  47. 47. Habakkuk 2:17 Ps 55:23; Hab 2:8 ↩
  48. 48. Habakkuk 2:17 Jer 51:35; Hab 2:8 ↩
  49. 49. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit of the land ↩
  50. 50. Habakkuk 2:18 Is 42:17; 44:9; Jer 2:27, 28 ↩
  51. 51. Habakkuk 2:18 Or a graven image ↩
  52. 52. Habakkuk 2:18 Lit a cast metal image ↩
  53. 53. Habakkuk 2:18 Jer 10:8, 14; Zech 10:2 ↩
  54. 54. Habakkuk 2:18 Ps 115:4, 8 ↩
  55. 55. Habakkuk 2:19 Jer 2:27, 28; 10:3 ↩
  56. 56. Habakkuk 2:19 1 Kin 18:26-29 ↩
  57. 57. Habakkuk 2:19 Ps 135:15-18; Jer 10:4, 9, 14 ↩
  58. 58. Habakkuk 2:19 Ps 135:17 ↩
  59. 59. Habakkuk 2:20 Mic 1:2 ↩
  60. 60. Habakkuk 2:20 Lit Hush before Him, all the earth ↩
  61. 61. Habakkuk 2:20 Zeph 1:7; Zech 2:13 ↩

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2

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