Habakkuk 2
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1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
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2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
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3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
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5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
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6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
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8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
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9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
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10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
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11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
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14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
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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!
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16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
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17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
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18What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
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20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Chapter 2
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:1
Isaiah 21:8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the da...Isaiah 62:6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their pe...2 Samuel 18:24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over t...Psalms 85:8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his peopl...Psalms 73:16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Habakkuk 2:2
Isaiah 30:8¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be...Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead whic...Revelation 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; a...Deuteronomy 31:22¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Is...Revelation 21:5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said...
Habakkuk 2:3
Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait,...Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might...Ezekiel 12:25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to p...Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.Psalms 102:13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the...
Habakkuk 2:4
Romans 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is w...Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have n...Galatians 3:11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for,...Galatians 2:16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of...John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not th...
Habakkuk 2:5
Isaiah 5:11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong d...Proverbs 27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is n...Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for prince...Isaiah 2:17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall b...
Habakkuk 2:6
Isaiah 14:4¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How...Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me fro...Jeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be whol...Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast...Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in...
Habakkuk 2:7
Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, a...Jeremiah 50:21¶ Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabita...Isaiah 47:11¶ Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth...Ecclesiastes 10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent...Daniel 5:25¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
Habakkuk 2:8
Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously,...Habakkuk 2:17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which mad...Jeremiah 27:7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very...Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about...Habakkuk 2:10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinn...
Habakkuk 2:9
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that d...Jeremiah 22:13¶ Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by w...Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well...Deuteronomy 7:25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire t...Zechariah 5:1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Habakkuk 2:10
Nahum 1:14And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name...2 Kings 9:26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, sai...2 Kings 10:7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s son...Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be u...Proverbs 1:18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
Habakkuk 2:11
Luke 19:40And he answered and said unto them,I tell you that, if these should hold their p...Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto...James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness agains...Job 31:38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto m...
Habakkuk 2:12
Micah 3:10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sin...Nahum 3:1Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth n...Jeremiah 22:13¶ Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by w...Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of...
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:1
Isaiah 21:8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the da...Isaiah 62:6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their pe...2 Samuel 18:24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over t...Psalms 85:8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his peopl...Psalms 73:16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Habakkuk 2:2
Isaiah 30:8¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be...Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead whic...Revelation 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; a...Deuteronomy 31:22¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Is...Revelation 21:5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said...
Habakkuk 2:3
Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait,...Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might...Ezekiel 12:25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to p...Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.Psalms 102:13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the...
Habakkuk 2:4
Romans 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is w...Hebrews 10:38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have n...Galatians 3:11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for,...Galatians 2:16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of...John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not th...
Habakkuk 2:5
Isaiah 5:11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong d...Proverbs 27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is n...Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for prince...Isaiah 2:17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall b...
Habakkuk 2:6
Isaiah 14:4¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How...Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me fro...Jeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be whol...Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast...Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in...
Habakkuk 2:7
Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, a...Jeremiah 50:21¶ Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabita...Isaiah 47:11¶ Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth...Ecclesiastes 10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent...Daniel 5:25¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
Habakkuk 2:8
Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously,...Habakkuk 2:17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which mad...Jeremiah 27:7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very...Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about...Habakkuk 2:10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinn...
Habakkuk 2:9
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that d...Jeremiah 22:13¶ Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by w...Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well...Deuteronomy 7:25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire t...Zechariah 5:1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Habakkuk 2:10
Nahum 1:14And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name...2 Kings 9:26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, sai...2 Kings 10:7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s son...Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be u...Proverbs 1:18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
Habakkuk 2:11
Luke 19:40And he answered and said unto them,I tell you that, if these should hold their p...Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto...James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness agains...Job 31:38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto m...
Habakkuk 2:12
Micah 3:10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sin...Nahum 3:1Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth n...Jeremiah 22:13¶ Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by w...Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of...