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World English Bible

Habakkuk 2 (WEBP)

[1] I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
[2] Yahweh answered me, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.
[3] For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
[4] Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
[5] Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous: an arrogant man who doesn’t stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol; he is like death and can’t be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations and heaps to himself all peoples.
[6] Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’
[7] Won’t your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
[8] Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.
[9] Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
[10] You have devised shame to your house by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.
[11] For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
[12] Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
[13] Behold, isn’t it from Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
[14] For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.
[15] “Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!
[16] You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
[17] For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals will terrify you, because of men’s blood and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them.
[18] “What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?
[19] Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it.
[20] But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!”

Habakkuk 2:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Habakkuk 2 (KJVS)

[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.

Habakkuk 2:1a Heb. fenced place
Habakkuk 2:1b Or, in me
Habakkuk 2:1c Or, when I am argued with. Heb. upon my reproof or arguing
Habakkuk 2:5 Or, how much more
Habakkuk 2:6 Or, Ho, he
Habakkuk 2:8 Heb. bloods
Habakkuk 2:9 Heb. palm of the hand
Habakkuk 2:11a Or, piece, or, fastening
Habakkuk 2:11b Or, witness against it
Habakkuk 2:12 Heb. bloods
Habakkuk 2:13 Or, in vain
Habakkuk 2:16 Or, more with shame then with glory
Habakkuk 2:18 Heb. the facioner of his facion
Habakkuk 2:20 Heb. be silent all the earth before him

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Habakkuk 2 (BYZ)

[1] επι της φυλακης μου στησομαι και επιβησομαι επι πετραν και αποσκοπευσω του ιδειν τι λαλησει εν εμοι και τι αποκριθω επι τον ελεγχον μου
[2] και απεκριθη προς με κυριος και ειπεν γραψον ορασιν και σαφως επι πυξιον οπως διωκη ο αναγινωσκων αυτα
[3] διοτι ετι ορασις εις καιρον και ανατελει εις περας και ουκ εις κενον εαν υστερηση υπομεινον αυτον οτι ερχομενος ηξει και ου μη χρονιση
[4] εαν υποστειληται ουκ ευδοκει η ψυχη μου εν αυτω ο δε δικαιος εκ πιστεως μου ζησεται
[5] ο δε κατοινωμενος και καταφρονητης ανηρ αλαζων ουδεν μη περανη ος επλατυνεν καθως ο αδης την ψυχην αυτου και ουτος ως θανατος ουκ εμπιπλαμενος και επισυναξει επ αυτον παντα τα εθνη και εισδεξεται προς αυτον παντας τους λαους
[6] ουχι ταυτα παντα παραβολην κατ αυτου λημψονται και προβλημα εις διηγησιν αυτου και ερουσιν ουαι ο πληθυνων εαυτω τα ουκ οντα αυτου εως τινος και βαρυνων τον κλοιον αυτου στιβαρως
[7] οτι εξαιφνης αναστησονται δακνοντες αυτον και εκνηψουσιν οι επιβουλοι σου και εση εις διαρπαγην αυτοις
[8] διοτι συ εσκυλευσας εθνη πολλα σκυλευσουσιν σε παντες οι υπολελειμμενοι λαοι δι αιματα ανθρωπων και ασεβειας γης και πολεως και παντων των κατοικουντων αυτην
[9] ω ο πλεονεκτων πλεονεξιαν κακην τω οικω αυτου του ταξαι εις υψος νοσσιαν αυτου του εκσπασθηναι εκ χειρος κακων
[10] εβουλευσω αισχυνην τω οικω σου συνεπερανας λαους πολλους και εξημαρτεν η ψυχη σου
[11] διοτι λιθος εκ τοιχου βοησεται και κανθαρος εκ ξυλου φθεγξεται αυτα
[12] ουαι ο οικοδομων πολιν εν αιμασιν και ετοιμαζων πολιν εν αδικιαις
[13] ου ταυτα εστιν παρα κυριου παντοκρατορος και εξελιπον λαοι ικανοι εν πυρι και εθνη πολλα ωλιγοψυχησαν
[14] οτι πλησθησεται η γη του γνωναι την δοξαν κυριου ως υδωρ κατακαλυψει αυτους
[15] ω ο ποτιζων τον πλησιον αυτου ανατροπη θολερα και μεθυσκων οπως επιβλεπη επι τα σπηλαια αυτων
[16] πλησμονην ατιμιας εκ δοξης πιε και συ και διασαλευθητι και σεισθητι εκυκλωσεν επι σε ποτηριον δεξιας κυριου και συνηχθη ατιμια επι την δοξαν σου
[17] διοτι ασεβεια του λιβανου καλυψει σε και ταλαιπωρια θηριων πτοησει σε δια αιματα ανθρωπων και ασεβειας γης και πολεως και παντων των κατοικουντων αυτην
[18] τι ωφελει γλυπτον οτι εγλυψαν αυτο επλασαν αυτο χωνευμα φαντασιαν ψευδη οτι πεποιθεν ο πλασας επι το πλασμα αυτου του ποιησαι ειδωλα κωφα
[19] ουαι ο λεγων τω ξυλω εκνηψον εξεγερθητι και τω λιθω υψωθητι και αυτο εστιν φαντασια τουτο δε εστιν ελασμα χρυσιου και αργυριου και παν πνευμα ουκ εστιν εν αυτω
[20] ο δε κυριος εν ναω αγιω αυτου ευλαβεισθω απο προσωπου αυτου πασα η γη

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.