1 I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me.
2 And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.
3 For as yet the vision is far off, and it shall appear at the end, and shall not lie: if it make any delay, wait for it: for it shall surely come, and it shall not be slack.
4 Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.
5 And as wine deceiveth him that drinketh it: so shall the proud man be, and he shall not be honoured: who hath enlarged his desire like hell: and is himself like death, and he is never satisfied: but will gather together unto him all nations, and heap together unto him all people.
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay?
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all that shall be left of the people shall spoil thee: because of men's blood, and for the iniquity of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.
10 Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall: and the timber that is between the joints of the building, shall answer.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.
13 Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint.
14 For the earth shall be filled, that men may know the glory of the Lord, as waters covering the sea.
15 Woe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness.
16 Thou art filled with shame instead of glory: drink thou also, and fall fast asleep: the cup of the right hand of the Lord shall compass thee, and shameful vomiting shall be on thy glory.
17 For the iniquity of Libanus shall cover thee, and the ravaging of beasts shall terrify them because of the blood of men, and the iniquity of the land, and of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols.
19 Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof.
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Versículos relacionados com Habakkuk, 2:
Habakkuk Chapter 2 begins with the prophet crying out to God in relation to the injustice and evil he sees around him. God responds and says he will punish the oppressors and that justice will prevail. Then Habakkuk receives the instruction of writing a vision that will be fulfilled at the right time. The chapter continues to describe the arrogance and greed of those being judged by God. Below are five verses related to the topics dealt with in Habakkuk 2:
Proverbs 16:18: "Pride precedes ruin; the haughty spirit, the fall." This verse talks about the fall of those who become arrogant and think they are superior to others. This is related to the theme of Habakkuk 2 because the people being judged by God are described as proud and arrogant.
Ezekiel 18:12: "Oppresses the poor and needy requires interest payment. It does not lend with equity, nor accept interest. He will certainly not survive! He has practiced all these abominations; surely it will die, and his blood will fall upon him." This verse talks about the injustice of demanding exorbitant interest from the poor and needy. This relates to the theme of Habakkuk 2 because the people being judged by God are described as covetous and exploitative.
Hosea 12:7: "The merchant has false scales in his hands; he loves to oppress." This verse talks about the injustice of cheating business to gain advantage. This relates to the theme of Habakkuk 2 because the people being judged by God are described as deceiving and cheating.
Isaiah 5:8: "Woe to those who add home the house and gather field to the field, until not about more place and are the only ones to live in the country!" This verse talks about greed and covetousness of accumulating wealth and property. This is related to the theme of Habakkuk 2 because the people being judged by God are described as advanced and selfish.
Jeremiah 22:17: "But thy eyes and your heart seem to see your profit, and the innocent destroyed and killed with cruelty." This verse talks about greed and lack of consideration for others. This relates to the theme of Habakkuk 2 because the people being judged by God are described as cruel and inhuman.
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