Habakkuk 2:4

4 Some people's desires are truly audacious; they don't do the right thing. But the righteous person will live honestly.

Habakkuk 2:4 In-Context

2 Then the LORD answered me and said, Write a vision, and make it plain upon a tablet so that a runner can read it.
3 There is still a vision for the appointed time; it testifies to the end; it does not deceive. If it delays, wait for it; for it is surely coming; it will not be late.
4 Some people's desires are truly audacious; they don't do the right thing. But the righteous person will live honestly.
5 Moreover, wine betrays an arrogant man. He doesn't rest. He opens his jaws like the grave; like death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations to himself and collects all peoples for himself.
6 Won't everyone tell parables about him or mocking poems concerning him? They will say: Doom to the one who multiplies what doesn't belong to him and who increases his own burden. How long?

Related Articles

Footnotes 1

Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible