Thematic Bible

Habakkuk 2
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Habakkuk 2:1 (show verse)

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.
Predestination » The lord predestining
Towers » Watchmen posted on, in times of danger
Watchfulness » Motives to » Expected direction from God

Habakkuk 2:2 (show verse)

The Lord answered me:

Write down this vision;
clearly inscribe it on tablets
so one may easily read it.
Predestination » The lord predestining
Prophets » Predictions of » Written on tables and fixed up in some public place
Tables » A slab upon which inscriptions were made
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » Often recorded for the benefit of the people

Habakkuk 2:3 (show verse)

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.
Predestination » The lord predestining
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » Sure fulfillment of
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his word
Waiting upon God » For » The fulfillment of his word

Habakkuk 2:4 (show verse)

Look, his ego is inflated;
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.
Character » Of saints » Just
Character of saints » Just
Faith/faithfulness » Who shall live by faith
Justification » Justification by faith
Justification before God » By faith » Revealed under the old dispensation
Pride » Characteristic of » The wicked
Pride/arrogance » Who is proud
Satisfaction » Who shall not be satisfied
Titles and names of saints » Just, the
Uprightness » The wicked » Have not, in heart

Habakkuk 2:5 (show verse)

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.
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Adonijah
Ambition » Connected with » Pride
Covetousness » Is never satisfied
Desires » Evil
Evil » Results of » Desires
Hell » In the rv of o. T. It appears only in
Home » Heavenly » Keepers at
Home » Admonitions concerning abiding at
Pride » Characteristic of » The wicked
Pride/arrogance » Who is proud
Satisfaction » Who shall not be satisfied
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Admonitions concerning abiding at home
Worldly » Ambition » Adonijah

Habakkuk 2:6 (show verse)

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.
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
Riches » Described as » Thick clay
Selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:7 (show verse)

Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:8 (show verse)

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.
Ambition » Connected with » Covetousness
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Increase, by oppression
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:9 (show verse)

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
Ambition » Connected with » Covetousness
Covetousness » Woe denounced against
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
greed » Misery of
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:10 (show verse)

You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
greed » Misery of
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:11 (show verse)

For the stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafters will answer them
from the woodwork.
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Walls » Frequently made of stone and wood together
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:12 (show verse)

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and founds a town with injustice!
Ambition » Connected with » Cruelty
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
Blood » Figurative » Of oppression and cruelty
Cities » Often founded and enlarged by blood and rapine
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:13 (show verse)

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Labour » fields of activity » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Toil » Worldly, sometimes disappointing
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly
Worldly » Labour » Worldly, sometimes disappointing

Habakkuk 2:14 (show verse)

For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory,
as the waters cover the sea.
Earth » What is in the earth
the Earth » Shall be filled with the knowledge of God
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Glory » Of God » The knowledge of, shall fill the earth
God, Glory of » The knowledge of, shall fill the earth
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:15 (show verse)

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!
Bottles » Ancients often drank from
Drunkenness » Figurative
Drunkenness » Those who encourage
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly
Wine » Was kept in bottles

Habakkuk 2:16 (show verse)

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.
Drunkenness » Figurative
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:17 (show verse)

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.
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Lebanon » Forests of, infested with wild beasts
Mountains » Abounded with » Wild beasts
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly

Habakkuk 2:18 (show verse)

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.
Carving » Idols manufactured by
Idol » Manufacture of
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Dumb idols
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Molten images
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Teachers of lies
Idols » Vanity of
Profit » What is not profitable
Trust » Those that trust in idols
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in idols
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of

Habakkuk 2:19 (show verse)

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.
Carving » Idols manufactured by
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Dumb stones
Idolatry » Woe denounced against
Profit » What is not profitable
Trust » Those that trust in idols

Habakkuk 2:20 (show verse)

But the Lord is in His holy temple;
let everyone on earth
be silent in His presence.
Church » Holy temple
God » Remember » Reverence for
Keep silence » In God's house
Reverence » Godly » Awe » For God and sacred things encouraged
Silence » Keep » In God's house
Worship » Divinity of Christ » True attitude in
true and false Worship » Divinity of Christ of heavenly bodies » Of God, universal
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