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Habakkuk 2

Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB

1 I will stand upon my watch and affirm my foot upon the fortress and will watch to see what he will say in me and what I shall answer to my question.

2 And the LORD answered me and said, Write the vision and make <em>it</em> plain upon tables that he may run that reads it.

3 For the vision <em>is</em> 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; wait for it.

4 Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him <em>will</em> become filled with pride, but the just in his faith shall live.

5 Even more than he who is given over to wine, <em>the</em> transposer, the proud man, shall not remain, who enlarges his desire as Sheol and <em>is</em> as death and cannot be satisfied, but gathered unto him all the Gentiles and heaps unto him all the peoples;

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him and a taunting enigma against him and say, Woe to him that multiplied <em>that which was</em> not his! And <em>for</em> how long would he pile thick clay upon himself?

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee and awake those that shall take thy place, and thou shalt be for a prey unto them?

8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the other peoples shall spoil thee because of human blood and <em>for</em> the robberies of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.

9 Woe to him that covets ill-gotten gain by violence for his house that he may set his nest on high, that he may escape from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast taken shameful counsel for thy house by cutting off many peoples and hast committed a sin against thy life.

11 For the stone shall cry out from the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12 Woe to him that builds the city with blood and founds the village with iniquity!

13 <em>Is</em> this not of the LORD of the hosts? Therefore the peoples shall labour for the fire, and the Gentiles shall weary themselves in vain.

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

15 Woe unto him that gives his neighbours drink, that puts thy bottle to <em>them</em>, and makes <em>them</em> drunken also, that thou may look on their nakedness!

16 Thou hast filled thyself with dishonour instead of honour; drink thou also, and thy foreskin shall be uncovered; the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful vomit <em>shall fall</em> upon thy glory.

17 For the violence of Lebanon shall fall upon thee and the destruction of the <em>wild</em> beasts shall break thee, because of the human blood, and of the robbery of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.

18 Of what profit <em>is</em> the graven image that its maker has sculpted; the molten image, that teaches lies, so that in making dumb images the maker trusts in his work?

19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Can it ever teach? Behold, it <em>is</em> laid over with gold and silver, and <em>there is</em> no breath at all within it.

20 But the LORD <em>is</em> in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

New International Version NIV

1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

2 Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.

3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

4 “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness —

5 indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.

6 “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “ ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’

7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.

8 Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

9 “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!

10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.

11 The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!

13 Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?

14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORDas the waters cover the sea.

15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!

16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed ! The cup from the LORD’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.

17 The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

18 “Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.”

20 The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.