1 I will stand at my guard post, and station myself upon the rampart, And keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my complaint.
2 Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision Clearly upon the tablets, so that one can read it readily.
3 For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint; If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late.
4 The rash man has no integrity; but the just man, because of his faith, shall live. Wealth, too, is treacherous: the proud, unstable man--
5 He who opens wide his throat like the nether world, and is insatiable as death, Who gathers to himself all the nations, and rallies to himself all the peoples--
6 Shall not all these take up a taunt against him, satire and epigrams about him, to say: Woe to him who stores up what is not his: how long can it last! he loads himself down with debts.
7 Shall not your creditors rise suddenly? Shall not they who make you tremble awake? You shall become their spoil!
8 Because you despoiled many peoples all the rest of the nations shall despoil you; Because of men's blood shed, and violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.
9 Woe to him who pursues evil gain for his household, setting his nest on high to escape the reach of misfortune!
10 You have devised shame for your household, cutting off many peoples, forfeiting your own life:
11 For the stone in the wall shall cry out, and the beam in the woodwork shall answer it!
12 Woe to him who builds a city by bloodshed, and establishes a town by wickedness!
13 Is not this from the LORD of hosts: peoples toil for the flames, and nations grow weary for nought!
14 But the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the LORD'S glory as water covers the sea.
15 Woe to you who give your neighbors a flood of your wrath to drink, and make them drunk, till their nakedness is seen!
16 You are filled with shame instead of glory; drink, you too, and stagger! On you shall revert the cup from the LORD'S right hand, and utter shame on your glory.
17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover you, and the destruction of the beasts shall terrify you; Because of men's blood shed, and violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.
18 Of what avail is the carved image, that its maker should carve it? Or the molten image and lying oracle, that its very maker should trust in it, and make dumb idols?
19 Woe to him who says to wood, "Awake!" to dumb stone, "Arise!" Can such a thing give oracles? See, it is overlaid with gold and silver, but there is no life breath in it.
20 But the LORD is in his holy temple; silence before him, all the earth!
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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