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Habakkuk chapter 2
English Standard Version
1
I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
2
And the
Lord
answered me:
"Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
3
For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end — it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.
4
"Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but the righteous shall live by his faith.
5
"Moreover, wine is a traitor,
an arrogant man who is never at rest.
His greed is as wide as Sheol;
like death he has never enough.
He gathers for himself all nations
and collects as his own all peoples."
6
Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
"Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own —
for how long? —
and loads himself with pledges!"
7
Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
8
Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
9
"Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
10
You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
11
For the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
12
"Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13
Behold, is it not from the
Lord
of hosts
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14
For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
15
"Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink —
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!
16
You will have your fill of shame instead of glory.
Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
The cup in the
Lord
's right hand
will come around to you,
and utter shame will come upon your glory!
17
The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
18
"What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes speechless idols!
19
Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.
20
But the
Lord
is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him."
New International Version
1
I will stand at my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
2
Then the
Lord
replied:
"Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald may run with it.
3
For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come
and will not delay.
4
"See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness —
5
indeed, wine betrays him;
he is arrogant and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and like death is never satisfied,
he gathers to himself all the nations
and takes captive all the peoples.
6
"Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
" ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!
How long must this go on?’
7
Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
Then you will become their prey.
8
Because you have plundered many nations,
the peoples who are left will plunder you.
For you have shed human blood;
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
9
"Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,
setting his nest on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10
You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,
shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
11
The stones of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12
"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by injustice!
13
Has not the
Lord
Almighty determined
that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,
that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
15
"Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors,
pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16
You will be filled with shame instead of glory.
Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed !
The cup from the
Lord
’s right hand is coming around to you,
and disgrace will cover your glory.
17
The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
and your destruction of animals will terrify you.
For you have shed human blood;
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
18
"Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman?
Or an image that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
he makes idols that cannot speak.
19
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;
there is no breath in it."
20
The
Lord
is in his holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before him.
New American Standard Bible
1
I will stand at my guard post
And station myself on the watchtower;
And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,
And how I may reply when I am reprimanded.
2
Then the
Lord
answered me and said,
'Write down the vision
And inscribe
it
clearly on tablets,
So that one who reads it may run.
3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hurries toward the goal and it will not fail.
Though it delays, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay
long.
4
'Behold, as for the impudent one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous one will live by his faith.
5
Furthermore, wine betrays an arrogant man,
So that he does not achieve his objective.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all the nations
And collects to himself all the peoples.
6
'Will all of these not take up a song of ridicule against him,
Even a saying
and
insinuations against him
And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his—
For how long—
And makes himself rich with debts!’
7
Will your creditors not rise up suddenly,
And those who collect from you awaken?
Indeed, you will become plunder for them.
8
Since you have looted many nations,
All the rest of the peoples will loot you—
Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.
9
'Woe to him who makes evil profit for his household,
To put his nest on high,
To be saved from the hand of catastrophe!
10
You have planned a shameful thing for your house
By bringing many peoples to an end;
So you are sinning against yourself.
11
For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the framework.
12
'Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed,
And founds a town with violence!
13
Is it not indeed from the
Lord
of armies
That peoples labor
merely
for fire,
And nations become weary for nothing?
14
For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord
,
As the waters cover the sea.
15
'Woe to him who makes his neighbor drink;
To you who mix in your venom even to make
your neighbors
drunk,
So as to look at their genitalia!
16
You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor.
Drink, you yourself, and expose your
own
foreskin!
The cup in the
Lord
’S right hand will come around to you,
And utter disgrace
will come
upon your glory.
17
For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
And the devastation of
its
animals by which you terrified them,
Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.
18
'What benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it,
Or
a cast metal image, a teacher of falsehood?
For
its
maker trusts in his
own
handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.
19
Woe to him who says to a
piece of
wood, ‘Awake!’
To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’
That is
your
teacher?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
Yet there is no breath at all inside it.
20
But the
Lord
is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth be silent before Him.'
Christian Standard Bible
1
I will stand at my guard post
and station myself on the lookout tower.
I will watch to see what he will say to me
and what I should reply about my complaint.
2
The
Lord
answered me:
Write down this vision;
clearly inscribe it on tablets
so one may easily read it.
3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
it testifies about the end and will not lie.
Though it delays, wait for it,
since it will certainly come and not be late.
4
Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.
5
Moreover, wine betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.
6
Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:
Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer? —
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.
7
Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.
8
Since you have plundered many nations,
all the peoples who remain will plunder you —
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.
9
Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape the grasp of disaster!
10
You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.
11
For the stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafters will answer them
from the woodwork.
12
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and founds a town with injustice!
13
Is it not from the
Lord
of Armies
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
14
For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the
Lord
’s glory,
as the water covers the sea.
15
Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!
16
You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.
You also—drink,
and expose your uncircumcision!
The cup in the
Lord
’s right hand
will come around to you,
and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
17
For your violence against Lebanon
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
18
What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.
19
Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!
or to mute stone: Come alive!
Can it teach?
Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,
yet there is no breath in it at all.
20
But the
Lord
is in his holy temple;
let the whole earth
be silent in his presence.
New Living Translation
1
I 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.
2
Then the
Lord
said to me,
'Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
3
This 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.
5
Wealth is treacherous,
and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave,
and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
and swallowed many peoples.
6
'But soon their captives will taunt them.
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You’ve become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?’
7
Suddenly, your debtors will take action.
They will turn on you and take all you have,
while you stand trembling and helpless.
8
Because you have plundered many nations,
now all the survivors will plunder you.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
9
'What sorrow awaits you who build big houses
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
10
But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
11
The very stones in the walls cry out against you,
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
12
'What sorrow awaits you who build cities
with money gained through murder and corruption!
13
Has not the
Lord
of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
14
For as the waters fill the sea,
the earth will be filled with an awareness
of the glory of the
Lord
.
15
'What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!
You force your cup on them
so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
16
But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.
Come, drink and be exposed!
Drink from the cup of the
Lord
’s judgment,
and all your glory will be turned to shame.
17
You cut down the forests of Lebanon.
Now you will be cut down.
You destroyed the wild animals,
so now their terror will be yours.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
18
'What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation —
a god that can’t even talk!
19
What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,
‘Wake up and save us!’
To speechless stone images you say,
‘Rise up and teach us!’
Can an idol tell you what to do?
They may be overlaid with gold and silver,
but they are lifeless inside.
20
But the
Lord
is in his holy Temple.
Let all the earth be silent before him.'
King James Version
1
I 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.
2
And the
Lord
answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3
For 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.
4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5
Yea 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:
6
Shall 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!
7
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8
Because 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.
9
Woe 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!
10
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13
Behold, 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?
14
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord
, as the waters cover the sea.
15
Woe 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!
16
Thou 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.
17
For 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.
18
What 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?
19
Woe 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.
20
But the
Lord
is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
New King James Version
1
I will stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.
2
Then the
Lord
answered me and said:
“Write the vision
And make
it
plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.
3
For the vision
is
yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.
4
“Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith.
5
“Indeed, because he transgresses by wine,
He is
a proud man,
And he does not stay at home.
Because he enlarges his desire as hell,
And he
is
like death, and cannot be satisfied,
He gathers to himself all nations
And heaps up for himself all peoples.
6
“Will not all these take up a proverb against him,
And a taunting riddle against him, and say,
‘Woe to him who increases
What
is not his—how long?
And to him who loads himself with many pledges’?
7
Will not your creditors rise up suddenly?
Will they not awaken who oppress you?
And you will become their booty.
8
Because you have plundered many nations,
All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
Because of men’s blood
And the violence of the land
and
the city,
And of all who dwell in it.
9
“Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
That he may set his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!
10
You give shameful counsel to your house,
Cutting off many peoples,
And sin
against
your soul.
11
For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the beam from the timbers will answer it.
12
“Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
Who establishes a city by iniquity!
13
Behold,
is it
not of the
Lord
of hosts
That the peoples labor to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?
14
For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the
Lord
,
As the waters cover the sea.
15
“Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,
Pressing
him to
your bottle,
Even to make
him
drunk,
That you may look on his nakedness!
16
You are filled with shame instead of glory.
You also—drink!
And be exposed as uncircumcised!
The cup of the
Lord
’s right hand
will be
turned against you,
And utter shame will be on your glory.
17
For the violence
done to
Lebanon will cover you,
And the plunder of beasts
which
made them afraid,
Because of men’s blood
And the violence of the land
and
the city,
And of all who dwell in it.
18
“What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it,
The molded image, a teacher of lies,
That the maker of its mold should trust in it,
To make mute idols?
19
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
Yet in it there is no breath at all.
20
“But the
Lord
is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
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