Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.

Context of Habakkuk 2:2

1I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint. Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. 3This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed. 4“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.

Habakkuk 2:2 word by word

וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר כְּת֣וֹב חָז֔וֹן וּבָאֵ֖ר עַל־הַלֻּח֑וֹת לְמַ֥עַן יָר֖וּץ ק֥וֹרֵא בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• the visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
• plainבָּאַרbâ'ar · to make plainH874
• upon tablesלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
• that he may runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• that readethקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121

Cross-references for Habakkuk 2:2

• Deuteronomy 27:8You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.”
• Deuteronomy 31:19“So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them.
• Isaiah 8:1Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.”
• Isaiah 30:8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness
• Jeremiah 36:2“Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time.
• Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”
• Revelation 1:18I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.
• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”
• Revelation 19:9And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
• Revelation 21:5And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
• John 11:28Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.”
• 1 Corinthians 14:19But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language.
• 2 Corinthians 3:12Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Write the vision - Carefully take down all that I shall say. Make it plain upon tables - Write it in a full plain, legible hand. That he may run that readeth it - That he who attentively peruses it may speed to save his life from the irruption of the Chaldeans, by which so many shall be cut off. The prophet does not mean that the words are to be made so plain, that a man running by may easily read them, and catch their meaning. This interpretation has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The answer is, that it is indeed for a long time yet. Write the vision, that it may remain for those who come after and not be forgotten, and make it plain upon the tables, whereon he was accustomed to write; and that, in large lasting characters, that he may run that readeth it, that it may be plain to any, however occupied or in haste. So Isaiah too was commanded to write the four words, “haste-prey-speed-spoil.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God tells the prophet to write the vision clearly so people can understand, keep, and share it with others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Write the vision--which I am about to reveal to thee. make it plain--(De 27:8). In large legible characters. upon tables--boxwood tables covered with wax, on which national affairs were engraved with an iron pen, and then hung up in public, at the prophets' own houses, or at the temple, that those who passed might read them. Compare Lu 1:63, "writing table," that is, tablet. that he may run that readeth it--commonly explained, "so intelligible as to be…Read the comment

Topics related to Habakkuk 2:2

• Minister, Christian
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• Vision
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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