Habakkuk 2

1I will standH5975 upon my watchH4931, and stationH3320 myself upon the towerH4692, and will watchH6822 to seeH7200 what he will sayH1696 to me, and what I shall answerH7725 when I am reprovedH8433.123 2And the LORDH3068 answeredH6030 me, and saidH559, WriteH3789 the visionH2377, and make it plainH874 upon tabletsH3871, that he may runH7323 that readethH7121 it. 3For the visionH2377 is yet for an appointed timeH4150, but at the endH7093 it shall speakH6315, and not lieH3576: though it may tarryH4102, waitH2442 for it; because it will surelyH935 comeH935, it will not tarryH309. 4Behold, his soulH5315 who is lifted upH6075 is not uprightH3474 in him: but the justH6662 shall liveH2421 by his faithH530.

5Yea also, because he transgressethH898 by wineH3196, he is a proudH3093 manH1397, neither keepeth at homeH5115, who enlargethH7337 his desireH5315 as hellH7585, and is as deathH4194, and cannot be satisfiedH7646, but gatherethH622 to him all nationsH1471, and heapethH6908 to him all peopleH5971:4 6Shall not all these take upH5375 a parableH4912 against him, and a tauntingH4426 proverbH2420 against him, and sayH559, WoeH1945 to him that increasethH7235 that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladethH3513 himself with thick clayH5671!5 7Shall they not riseH6965 suddenlyH6621 that shall biteH5391 thee, and awakeH3364 that shall oppressH2111 thee, and thou shalt be for bootyH4933 to them? 8Because thou hast laid wasteH7997 manyH7227 nationsH1471, all the remnantH3499 of the peopleH5971 shall lay thee wasteH7997; because of men’sH120 bloodH1818, and for the violenceH2555 of the landH776, of the cityH7151, and of all that dwellH3427 in it.6 9WoeH1945 to him that covetethH1214 an evilH7451 covetousnessH1215 to his houseH1004, that he may setH7760 his nestH7064 on highH4791, that he may be deliveredH5337 from the powerH3709 of evilH7451!78 10Thou gavestH3289 shamefulH1322 counselH3289 to thy houseH1004 by cutting offH7096 manyH7227 peopleH5971, and hast sinnedH2398 against thy soulH5315. 11For the stoneH68 shall cry outH2199 of the wallH7023, and the beam outH3714 of the timberH6086 shall answerH6030 it.910 12WoeH1945 to him that buildethH1129 a townH5892 with bloodH1818, and establishethH3559 a cityH7151 by iniquityH5766!11 13Behold, is it not from the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 that the peopleH5971 shall labourH3021 only forH1767 fireH784, and the peopleH3816 shall wearyH3286 themselves for nothingH1767H7385?12 14For the earthH776 shall be filledH4390 with the knowledgeH3045 of the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068, as the watersH4325 coverH3680 the seaH3220.13

15WoeH1945 to him that giveth his neighbourH7453 drinkH8248, that puttestH5596 thy bottleH2573 to him, and makest him drunkH7937 also, that thou mayest lookH5027 on their nakednessH4589! 16Thou art filledH7646 with shameH7036 for gloryH3519: drinkH8354 thou also, and let thy shame come upon theeH6188: the cupH3563 of the LORD’SH3068 right handH3225 shall be turnedH5437 to thee, and utter shameH7022 shall be on thy gloryH3519.14 17For the violenceH2555 of LebanonH3844 shall coverH3680 thee, and the spoilH7701 of beastsH929, which made them afraidH2865, because of men’sH120 bloodH1818, and for the violenceH2555 of the landH776, of the cityH7151, and of all that dwellH3427 in it. 18What profitethH3276 the graven imageH6459 that its makerH3335 hath engravedH6458 it; the molten imageH4541, and a teacherH3384 of liesH8267, that the makerH3335 of his workH3336 trustethH982 in it, to makeH6213 dumbH483 idolsH457?15 19WoeH1945 to him that saithH559 to the woodH6086, AwakeH6974; to the dumbH1748 stoneH68, AriseH5782, it shall teachH3384! Behold, it is laidH8610 over with goldH2091 and silverH3701, and there is no breathH7307 at all withinH7130 it. 20But the LORDH3068 is in his holyH6944 templeH1964: let all the earthH776 keep silenceH2013 beforeH6440 him.16