Habakkuk 1:12

Habakkuk 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die. You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.

Context of Habakkuk 1:12

10They mock kings and laugh at rulers. They laugh at every fortified city; they build siege ramps and capture them. 11They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.” Lord, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. Lord, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment. 13You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are? 14You made people like fish in the sea, like animals in the sea that have no ruler.

Habakkuk 1:12 word by word

הֲל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִקֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י קְדֹשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א נָמ֑וּת יְהוָה֙ לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ וְצ֖וּר לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ יְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou not from everlastingקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• mine Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• we shall not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• thou hast ordainedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• them for judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and, O mighty Godצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• thou hast establishedיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• them for correctionיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198

Cross-references for Habakkuk 1:12

• Deuteronomy 33:27The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, “Destroy!”
• Psalms 90:2Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
• Psalms 93:2Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.
• Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is an eternal God, the creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
• Lamentations 5:19But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
• Micah 5:2(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah – from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
• 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
• Hebrews 1:10And, “You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – the All-Powerful!
• Isaiah 43:15I am the Lord, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king.”
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
• Acts 3:14But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!

Commentaries on Habakkuk 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Art thou not frown everlasting - The idols change, and their worshippers change and fail: but thou, Jehovah, art eternal; thou canst not change, and they who trust in thee are safe. Thou art infinite in thy mercy; therefore, "we shall not die," shall not be totally exterminated. Thou hast ordained them for judgment - Thou hast raised up the Chaldeans to correct and punish us; but thou hast not given them a commission to destroy us totally. Instead of נמות…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The prophet, having summed up the deeds of the enemy of God in this his end, sets forth his questions anew. He had appealed against the evil of the wicked of his people; he had been told of the vengeance by the Chaldaeans (Heading of Psalm 76:1-12) and Jeremiah Jeremiah 12:1, he sets down at the very beginning his entire trust in God, and so, in the name of all who at any time shall be perplexed about the order of God‘s judgments, asks how it shall be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 However matters may be, yet God is the Lord our God, our Holy One. We are an offending people, he is an offended God, yet we will not entertain hard thoughts of him, or of his service. It is great comfort that, whatever mischief men design, the Lord designs good, and we are sure that his counsel shall stand. Though wickedness may prosper a while, yet God is holy, and does not approve the wickedness. As he cannot do iniquity himself, so he is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Despite his confusion, Habakkuk did not abandon God. By saying my God, my Holy One, he showed his commitment to the Lord before asking important questions about what God had revealed to him. In light of God's character and covenant with Israel, Habakkuk was sure that God would not destroy his people. to execute judgment: Compare Hebrews 12:5–11. O Rock: This is a common image of God's faithfulness and strength (see Deuteronomy 32:15; 1 Samuel 2:2; Psalm…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. In opposition to the impious deifying of the Chaldeans power as their god (Maurer, or, as the English Version, their attributing of their successes to their idols), the prophet, in an impassioned address to Jehovah, vindicates His being "from everlasting," as contrasted with the Chaldean so-called "god." my God, mine Holy One--Habakkuk speaks in the name of his people. God was "the Holy One of Israel," against whom the Chaldean was setting up himself…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Habakkuk 1

• 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