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Habakkuk Chapter 2

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HABAKKUK

Habakkuk 2

1I will stand on my watch-tower, And set myself on the bulwark, And watch to see what he will say to me, And what I shall answer to my expostulation.
Isaiah 21:8, Isaiah 21:8, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:6, 2 Samuel 18:24
2And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, 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 it hasteneth to the end; it shall not deceive; If it tarry, wait for it; For it shall surely come; it shall not long delay.
Psalms 27:14, Psalms 27:14, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 10:37, Hebrews 10:36
4Behold, the soul of him that is puffed up shall not be at ease; But the just shall live by his faithfulness.
Romans 1:17, Romans 1:17, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:38, Galatians 3:11
5Behold, the man of wine is outrageous; The proud man remaineth not at rest; He enlargeth his desire as the grave; He is as death, and cannot be satisfied; He gathereth to himself all the nations, And collecteth to himself all the kingdoms.
Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Proverbs 27:20
6Shall not all of them utter a song against him, Yea, songs of reproach and derision concerning him? And say, Woe to him that heapeth up that which belongeth not to him! For how long a time? That ladeth himself with goods taken in pledge!
Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 14:19, Numbers 23:7, Jeremiah 50:13, Job 20:15
7Shall not they suddenly rise up that will oppress thee, And awake, that will harass thee? Yea, thou shalt be their booty.
Proverbs 29:1, Proverbs 29:1, Jeremiah 50:21, Jeremiah 50:32, Isaiah 47:11
8Because thou hast plundered many kingdoms, All the residue of the nations shall plunder thee: For the blood of men, and for violence against the land, Against the city and all its inhabitants.
Isaiah 33:1, Isaiah 33:1, Habakkuk 2:17, Habakkuk 2:17, Jeremiah 27:7
9Woe to him that procureth unjust gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the evil hand!
Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 22:13, Jeremiah 22:19, Jeremiah 22:13
10Thou hast devised shame for thine house; By destroying many nations, thou hast brought ruin upon thyself.
Nahum 1:14, 2 Kings 9:26, Nahum 1:14, 2 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 10:7
11For the stone from the wall crieth out, And the beam from the timber answereth it.
Luke 19:40, Luke 19:40, Joshua 24:27, Joshua 24:27, James 5:3
12Woe to him that buildeth a town by blood, And establisheth a city by iniquity!
Micah 3:10, Micah 3:10, Daniel 4:27, Daniel 4:31, Nahum 3:1
13Behold, it is determined by Jehovah of hosts, That nations shall labor for the fire, And kingdoms weary themselves for naught.
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 Jehovah, As the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 11:9, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 72:19
15Woe to him who giveth his neighbor drink; Who poureth out the strong wine, and maketh him drunken, That he may look upon his nakedness!
Jeremiah 51:7, Jeremiah 51:7, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:22, Revelation 17:6
16Thou shalt be filled with shame instead of glory; Drink thou also, and show thy foreskin! To thee shall come the cup in the right hand of Jehovah, And foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
Isaiah 47:3, Isaiah 47:3, Nahum 3:5, Nahum 3:6, Nahum 3:5
17For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, And the destruction of the beasts which made them afraid, On account of the blood of men, and violence against the land, Against the city and all its inhabitants.
Habakkuk 2:8, Habakkuk 2:8, Psalms 55:23, Zechariah 11:1, Psalms 55:23
18What profiteth the graven image, When the maker hath graven it? Or the molten image, and the teacher of lies, That the artificer trusteth in his work, When he maketh dumb idols?
Jeremiah 10:8, Jeremiah 10:8, 1 Corinthians 12:2, Isaiah 44:9, Isaiah 44:10
19Woe to him who saith to the wood, Awake! To the dumb stone, Arise! Will it teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath within it.
Psalms 135:17, Psalms 135:17, Jeremiah 10:4, Jeremiah 10:4, Jeremiah 10:9
20But Jehovah is in his Holy temple; Be silent before him, all the earth!
Zechariah 2:13, Zechariah 2:13, Zephaniah 1:7, Zephaniah 1:7, Psalms 46:10

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