Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 2

77 catchwords703 parallels

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Habakkuk 2 . 1 , Unto Habakkuk , waiting for an answer , is shewn that he must wait by faith; Habakkuk 2 . 5 , The judgment upon the Chaldean for unsatiableness , Habakkuk 2 . 9 , for covetousness , Habakkuk 2 . 12. for cruelty , Habakkuk 2 . 15. for drunkenness , Habakkuk 2 . 18. and for idolatry.

Habakkuk 2:1

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Habakkuk 2:1 · BSB

stand5 parallels

tower5 parallels

Heb. fenced place

and will2 parallels

unto me2 parallels

or , in me

when I am reproved4 parallels

or , when I am argued with , Heb. upon my reproof , or arguing

Reciprocal8 parallels

Habakkuk 2:2

Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Habakkuk 2:2 · BSB

Write13 parallels

make4 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Habakkuk 2:3 · BSB

the vision11 parallels

but4 parallels

wait11 parallels

it will surely3 parallels

Reciprocal35 parallels

Habakkuk 2:4

Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—

Habakkuk 2:4 · BSB

his8 parallels

but7 parallels

Reciprocal26 parallels

Habakkuk 2:5

and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.

Habakkuk 2:5 · BSB

he transgresseth14 parallels

a proud man11 parallels

keepeth2 parallels

who2 parallels

as hell4 parallels

gathereth5 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Yea also or , How much more

Habakkuk 2:6

Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Habakkuk 2:6 · BSB

take7 parallels

that increaseth9 parallels

how4 parallels

ladeth3 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

Woe to him or , Ho , he

Habakkuk 2:7

Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

Habakkuk 2:7 · BSB

they19 parallels

bite2 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

Habakkuk 2:8 · BSB

thou15 parallels

blood1 parallel

Heb. bloods

the violence19 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Habakkuk 2:9 · BSB

that coveteth an evil covetousness13 parallels

or , that gaineth an evil gain

set9 parallels

Reciprocal22 parallels

power of evil Heb. palm of the hand

Habakkuk 2:10

You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

Habakkuk 2:10 · BSB

consulted7 parallels

sinned5 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Habakkuk 2:11

For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

Habakkuk 2:11 · BSB

the stone8 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

beam or , piece , or , fastening

answer it or , witness against it

Habakkuk 2:12

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!

Habakkuk 2:12 · BSB

him10 parallels

blood1 parallel

Heb. bloods

Reciprocal4 parallels

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Habakkuk 2:13 · BSB

is it14 parallels

Reciprocal17 parallels

for very vanity or , in vain

Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:14 · BSB

the earth12 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

with the knowledge of the glory or , by knowing the glory

Habakkuk 2:15

Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

Habakkuk 2:15 · BSB

unto8 parallels

that puttest1 parallel

that thou2 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

Habakkuk 2:16

You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must 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.

Habakkuk 2:16 · BSB

with shame for glory4 parallels

or , more with shame than with glory

drink7 parallels

and let3 parallels

the cup1 parallel

and shameful3 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

Habakkuk 2:17

For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

Habakkuk 2:17 · BSB

the violence1 parallel

because5 parallels

of the city5 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Habakkuk 2:18

What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

Habakkuk 2:18 · BSB

profiteth14 parallels

a teacher11 parallels

that the4 parallels

dumb1 parallel

Reciprocal26 parallels

maker of his work Heb. fashioner of his fashion

Habakkuk 2:19

Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”

Habakkuk 2:19 · BSB

that9 parallels

it is7 parallels

and there1 parallel

Reciprocal26 parallels

Habakkuk 2:20

But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

Habakkuk 2:20 · BSB

the Lord11 parallels

let all the earth keep silence before him5 parallels

Heb. be silent all the earth before him

Reciprocal19 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Romans 1:17 → Habakkuk 2:4, Galatians 3:11-12 → Habakkuk 2:4
Allusions Habakkuk 2:14 → Isaiah 11:9, Habakkuk 2:14 → Isaiah 6:3
Trajectories
Divine Identity (Deity of Christ), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Habakkuk 2.4 - The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
Chiasms
Shaped Habakkuk 2:1–8
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