New American Standard Bible 2020
Habakkuk 2:9-15
9“WoeH1945 to him who makesH1214 1evilH7451 profitH1215 for his householdH1004, To 2putH7760 his nestH7064 on highH4791, To be savedH5337 from the handH3709 of catastropheH7451!10You have plannedH3289 a 3shamefulH1322 thingH1322 for your houseH1004 By bringingH7096 manyH7227 peoplesH5971 toH7096 anH7096 endH7096; So you are 4sinningH2398 against yourselfH5315.11For the 5stoneH68 will cryH2199 outH2199 from the wallH7023, And the rafterH3714 will answerH6030 it from the 6frameworkH6086.
12“WoeH1945 to him who 7buildsH1129 a cityH5892 with bloodshedH1818, And foundsH3559 a townH7151 with 8violenceH5767!13Is it not indeedH2009 from the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 That peoplesH5971 9laborH3021 merely for fireH784, And nationsH3816 becomeH3286 wearyH3286 for nothingH7385?14For the earthH776 will be 10filledH4390 With the knowledgeH3045 of the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068, As the watersH4325 coverH3680 the seaH3220.
15“WoeH1945 to him who makesH8248 his neighborH7453 drinkH8248; 11To you who mixH5596 in your venomH2534 evenH637 to makeH7937 your neighbors drunkH7937, SoH4616 asH4616 to lookH5027 at their genitaliaH4589!
Notes
- 1. Habakkuk 2:9 Jer 22:13; Ezek 22:27 ↩
- 2. Habakkuk 2:9 Jer 49:16 ↩
- 3. Habakkuk 2:10 2 Kin 9:26; Nah 1:14; Hab 2:16 ↩
- 4. Habakkuk 2:10 Jer 26:19 ↩
- 5. Habakkuk 2:11 Josh 24:27; Luke 19:40 ↩
- 6. Habakkuk 2:11 Lit wood ↩
- 7. Habakkuk 2:12 Mic 3:10; Nah 3:1 ↩
- 8. Habakkuk 2:12 Lit injustice ↩
- 9. Habakkuk 2:13 Is 50:11; Jer 51:58 ↩
- 10. Habakkuk 2:14 Ps 22:27; Is 11:9; Zech 14:9 ↩
- 11. Habakkuk 2:15 Another reading is From the cup of your venom ↩
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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