Habakkuk 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 2:6-8

6“Will not allH3605 of theseH428 1takeH5375 up a taunt-songH4912 againstH5921 him, Even mockeryH4426 and insinuationsH2420 against him And sayH559, ‘2WoeH1945 to him who increasesH7235 what is not his-- For howH4970 longH5704H4970-- And makesH3513 himself 3richH3513 with loansH5671?’7Will not 4your creditorsH5391 5riseH6965 up suddenlyH6621, And those who 6collectH2111 from you awakenH3364? Indeed, you will becomeH1961 plunderH4933 for them.8BecauseH3588 you have 7lootedH7997 manyH7227 nationsH1471, AllH3605 the remainderH3499 of the peoplesH5971 will lootH7997 you-- BecauseH4480 of humanH120 bloodshedH1818 and violenceH2555 8done to the landH776, To the townH7151 and allH3605 its inhabitantsH3427.

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Notes

  1. 1. Habakkuk 2:6 Is 14:4-10; Jer 50:13 ↩
  2. 2. Habakkuk 2:6 Job 20:15-29; Hab 2:12 ↩
  3. 3. Habakkuk 2:6 Lit heavy ↩
  4. 4. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit those who bite you ↩
  5. 5. Habakkuk 2:7 Prov 29:1 ↩
  6. 6. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit violently shake you ↩
  7. 7. Habakkuk 2:8 Is 33:1; Jer 27:7; Zech 2:8 ↩
  8. 8. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land ↩

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