New American Standard Bible 2020
Habakkuk 2:2-8
2Then the LordH3068 answeredH6030 me and saidH559, “1WriteH3789 downH3789 the visionH2377 And inscribeH874 it clearlyH874 on tabletsH3871, SoH4616 thatH4616 one who 2readsH7121 it may runH7323.3For the visionH2377 is yetH5750 for the 3appointedH4150 timeH4150; It 4hurriesH6315 toward the goalH7093 and it will not 5failH3576. ThoughH518 it delaysH4102, 6waitH2442 for it; For it will certainlyH935 comeH935, it 7will not delayH309 long.
4“BeholdH2009, as for the 8impudentH6075 one, His soulH5315 isH3474 not rightH3474 within him; But the 9righteousH6662 oneH6662 will liveH2421 by his 10faithH530.5FurthermoreH637, 11wineH3196 betraysH898 an 12arrogantH3093 manH1397, So that he does not 13achieveH5115 his objectiveH5115. He 14enlargesH7337 his appetiteH5315 like SheolH7585, And he is like deathH4194, neverH3808 satisfiedH7646. He also gathersH622 to himself allH3605 the nationsH1471 And collectsH622 to himself allH3605 the peoplesH5971.
6“Will allH3605 of theseH428 not 15takeH5375 upH5375 a songH4912 ofH4912 ridiculeH4912 againstH5921 him, Even a sayingH4426 and insinuationsH2420 against him And sayH559, ‘16WoeH1945 to him who increasesH7235 what is not his-- For howH4970 longH5704H4970-- And makesH3513 himself 17richH3513 with debtsH5671!’7Will 18your creditorsH5391 not 19riseH6965 upH6965 suddenlyH6621, And those who 20collectH2111 from you awakenH3364? Indeed, you will becomeH1961 plunderH4933 for them.8SinceH3588 you have 21lootedH7997 manyH7227 nationsH1471, AllH3605 the restH3499 of the peoplesH5971 will lootH7997 you-- BecauseH4480 of humanH120 bloodshedH1818 and violenceH2555 22done to the landH776, To the townH7151 and allH3605 its inhabitantsH3427.
Notes
- 1. Habakkuk 2:2 Deut 27:8; Rom 15:4; Rev 1:19 ↩
- 2. Habakkuk 2:2 Or is to proclaim; or reads it may read it fluently ↩
- 3. Habakkuk 2:3 Dan 8:17, 19; 10:14 ↩
- 4. Habakkuk 2:3 Lit pants ↩
- 5. Habakkuk 2:3 Or lie ↩
- 6. Habakkuk 2:3 Ps 27:14 ↩
- 7. Habakkuk 2:3 Ezek 12:25; Heb 10:37 ↩
- 8. Habakkuk 2:4 Ps 49:18; Is 13:11 ↩
- 9. Habakkuk 2:4 Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38 ↩
- 10. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faithfulness ↩
- 11. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 20:1 ↩
- 12. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 21:24 ↩
- 13. Habakkuk 2:5 2 Kin 14:10 ↩
- 14. Habakkuk 2:5 Prov 27:20; 30:16; Is 5:11-15 ↩
- 15. Habakkuk 2:6 Is 14:4-10; Jer 50:13 ↩
- 16. Habakkuk 2:6 Job 20:15-29; Hab 2:12 ↩
- 17. Habakkuk 2:6 Lit heavy ↩
- 18. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit those who bite you ↩
- 19. Habakkuk 2:7 Prov 29:1 ↩
- 20. Habakkuk 2:7 Lit violently shake you ↩
- 21. Habakkuk 2:8 Is 33:1; Jer 27:7; Zech 2:8 ↩
- 22. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land ↩
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
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