Habakkuk 2:14

Habakkuk 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.

Context of Habakkuk 2:14

12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! 13Behold, is it not of Yhwh of Armies that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yhwh, as the waters cover the sea. 15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of Yhwh's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

Habakkuk 2:14 word by word

כִּ֚י תִּמָּלֵ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ לָדַ֖עַת אֶת־כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה כַּמַּ֖יִם יְכַסּ֥וּ עַל־יָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• For the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with the knowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• of the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• as the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Habakkuk 2:14

• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto Yhwh: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
• Psalms 67:1God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
• Psalms 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
• Psalms 98:1O sing unto Yhwh a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
• Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Yhwh of Armies: the whole earth is full of his glory.
• Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yhwh, as the waters cover the sea.
• Zechariah 14:8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
• Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
• Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14For the earth shall be filled - This is a singular and important verse. It may be first applied to Babylon. God's power and providence shall be widely displayed in the destruction of this city and empire, in the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 4:37, and in the captivity and restoration of his people. See Newcome, and see Isaiah 11:9. Secondly. It may be applied to the glorious days of the Messiah. The land of Judea should by his preaching, and that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord - Habakkuk modifies in a degree the words of Isaiah which he embodies, marking that the destruction of Babylon was a stage only toward the coming of those good things which God taught His people to long for, not their very coming. All the world should be then full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, not, as yet, wholly of Himself Jerome: “When Babylon shall be overthrown…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The prophet reads the doom of all proud and oppressive powers that bear hard upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, are the entangling snares of men; and we find him that led Israel captive, himself led captive by each of these. No more of what we have is to be reckoned ours, than what we come honestly by. Riches are but clay, thick clay; what are gold and silver but white and yellow earth? Those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14In the third taunt song, the Babylonians face condemnation for their murder and corruption, which they used to gain wealth and build their cities. God will turn their apparent gain into a total loss. Earth will be filled: Unlike violence and stolen wealth, the awareness of the Lord's glory will spread as widely as water in the ocean (Isaiah 11:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Adapted from Is 11:9. Here the sense is, "The Jews shall be restored and the temple rebuilt, so that God's glory in saving His people, and punishing their Chaldean foe, shall be manifested throughout the world," of which the Babylonian empire formed the greatest part; a type of the ultimate full manifestation of His glory in the final salvation of Israel and His Church, and the destruction of all their foes. waters cover the sea--namely, the bottom of…Read the comment

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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