Sacrilo

enEnglishchecktrTürkçeesEspañolptPortuguêsfrFrançaisdeDeutschzh中文ruРусскийja日本語ko한국어viTiếng ViệtthไทยplPolskiukУкраїнськаhuMagyarcsČeštinasrСрпскиslSlovenščinasqShqiplvLatviešuetEestinlNederlandsnbNorskdaDansksvSvenskafiSuomiitItalianoheעבריתhrHrvatskilaLatinaarالعربية

DASHBOARD

dashboardOverviewmenu_bookRead the Biblelocal_libraryBooksquizDaily Quizevent_noteMy PlansbookmarksBookmarks

STUDY TOOLS

searchSearchauto_storiesBible Topicscompare_arrowsBible Comparison
menu_book

Habakkuk Chapter 2

KJV
arrow_backPrevious ChapterNext Chapterarrow_forward
HABAKKUK

Habakkuk 2

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.
Isaiah 21:8, Isaiah 21:8, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:6, 2 Samuel 18:24
2And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Isaiah 30:8, Isaiah 30:8, Revelation 14:13, Revelation 14:13, Revelation 1:18
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.
Psalms 27:14, Psalms 27:14, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 10:37, Hebrews 10:36
4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Romans 1:17, Romans 1:17, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:38, Galatians 3:11
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:
Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Proverbs 27:20
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!
Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 14:19, Numbers 23:7, Jeremiah 50:13, Job 20:15
7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
Proverbs 29:1, Proverbs 29:1, Jeremiah 50:21, Jeremiah 50:32, Isaiah 47:11
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.
Isaiah 33:1, Isaiah 33:1, Habakkuk 2:17, Habakkuk 2:17, Jeremiah 27:7
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!
Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 22:13, Jeremiah 22:19, Jeremiah 22:13
10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
Nahum 1:14, 2 Kings 9:26, Nahum 1:14, 2 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 10:7
11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Luke 19:40, Luke 19:40, Joshua 24:27, Joshua 24:27, James 5:3
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Micah 3:10, Micah 3:10, Daniel 4:27, Daniel 4:31, Nahum 3:1
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?
Jeremiah 51:58, Jeremiah 51:58, Isaiah 50:11, Isaiah 50:11, Isaiah 41:5
14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 11:9, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 72:19
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!
Jeremiah 51:7, Jeremiah 51:7, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:22, Revelation 17:6
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.
Isaiah 47:3, Isaiah 47:3, Nahum 3:5, Nahum 3:6, Nahum 3:5
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.
Habakkuk 2:8, Habakkuk 2:8, Psalms 55:23, Zechariah 11:1, Psalms 55:23
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?
Jeremiah 10:8, Jeremiah 10:8, 1 Corinthians 12:2, Isaiah 44:9, Isaiah 44:10
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.
Psalms 135:17, Psalms 135:17, Jeremiah 10:4, Jeremiah 10:4, Jeremiah 10:9
20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Zechariah 2:13, Zechariah 2:13, Zephaniah 1:7, Zephaniah 1:7, Psalms 46:10

Compare Translations

Compare King James Version with American Standard Version side-by-side to understand the meaning.

compare_arrowsCompare Now

Other Books

HabakkukZephaniahHaggai+
auto_storiesChapter Analysis & Study Guide

What Does Habakkuk 2 Mean?

The second chapter of Habakkuk preserves the Lord’s definitive answer to the prophet’s second complaint. The setting is the "watchtower" of the soul, where the servant waits in sil...

Deep theological analysis & key themes

articleRead Full Chapter Summaryarrow_forward

Other Books

HabakkukCh 2
ZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthew
All Booksarrow_forward
auto_storiesSacrilo
Bible TopicsBible PlantsBible PlacesBible AnswersBible AnimalsBible Characters

Sacrilo

AboutContactBible App

Connect

© 2026 Sacrilo.

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCookies
auto_stories

Latest Answers

What Is the Kingdom of God?
read_more

What Is the Kingdom of God?

What Is the Final Judgment?
read_more

What Is the Final Judgment?

What Is the Bible’s View of Love?
read_more

What Is the Bible’s View of Love?

What Is Teleology in Theology?
read_more

What Is Teleology in Theology?

What Is Continuous Creation (Creatio Continua)?
read_more

What Is Continuous Creation (Creatio Continua)?

What Is the Lord’s Supper / Communion?
read_more

What Is the Lord’s Supper / Communion?

View Allarrow_forward