Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. New Living Translation But by the murders you committed, you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives. English Standard Version You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. Berean Standard Bible You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. King James Bible Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. New King James Version You give shameful counsel to your house, Cutting off many peoples, And sin against your soul. New American Standard Bible “You have planned a shameful thing for your house By bringing many peoples to an end; So you are sinning against yourself. NASB 1995 “You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. NASB 1977 “You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. Legacy Standard Bible You have counseled a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against your own soul. Amplified Bible “You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off and putting an end to many peoples; So you are sinning against your own life and forfeiting it. Christian Standard Bible You have planned shame for your house by wiping out many peoples and sinning against your own self. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have planned shame for your house by wiping out many peoples and sinning against your own self. American Standard Version Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul. Contemporary English Version But you will bring shame on your family and ruin to yourself for what you did to others. English Revised Version Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have planned disgrace for your household by cutting off many people and forfeiting your own life. Good News Translation But your schemes have brought shame on your family; by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself. International Standard Version You have brought shame to yourself by killing many people— you are forfeiting your own life. NET Bible Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct. New Heart English Bible You have devised shame to your house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleYou have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. World English Bible You have devised shame to your house by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have counseled a shameful thing to your house, "" To cut off many peoples, and your soul [is] sinful. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul. Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt counsel shame to thy house, cutting off many peoples, and causing thy soul to sin. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned. Catholic Public Domain Version You have devised confusion for your house, you have cut to pieces many peoples, and your soul has sinned. New American Bible You have devised shame for your household, cutting off many peoples, forfeiting your own life; New Revised Standard Version You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou have devised shame to your house, you have plundered many peoples and caused your soul to sin. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You have devised shame for your house! You have plundered many nations and you caused your soul to sin OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast devised shame to thy house, By cutting off many peoples, And hast forfeited thy life. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou hast devised shame to thy house, thou hast utterly destroyed many nations, and thy soul has sinned. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woe to the Chaldeans…9Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! 10You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. 11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.… Cross References Proverbs 8:36 But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” Jeremiah 7:19 But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? Isaiah 3:9 The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. Ezekiel 18:30-31 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? Obadiah 1:10 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. Micah 2:1-3 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity. Isaiah 33:1 Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed. Jeremiah 22:13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Ezekiel 22:27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. James 5:1-5 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. Luke 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Treasury of Scripture You have consulted shame to your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against your soul. consulted. 2 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 10:7 Isaiah 14:20-22 sinned. Numbers 16:38 1 Kings 2:23 Proverbs 1:18 Jump to Previous Cause Consulted Counselled Cut Cutting Devised Forfeited House Life Peoples Plotted Ruin Shame Shameful Shaming Sinful Sinned Sinning SoulJump to Next Cause Consulted Counselled Cut Cutting Devised Forfeited House Life Peoples Plotted Ruin Shame Shameful Shaming Sinful Sinned Sinning SoulHabakkuk 2 1. Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is shown that he must wait by faith.5. The judgment upon the Chaldean for unsatiableness, 9. for covetousness, 12. for cruelty, 15. for drunkenness, 18. and for idolatry. You have plotted shame for your house This phrase addresses the consequences of sinful actions, particularly those of leaders or nations. In the context of Habakkuk, the "house" refers to the Babylonian empire, which is guilty of pride and oppression. The term "shame" indicates a loss of honor and respect, which is significant in ancient Near Eastern cultures where honor was highly valued. This shame is self-inflicted due to their unjust actions. The Bible often warns against pride and the pursuit of power at the expense of others, as seen in Proverbs 16:18, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life Persons / Places / Events 1. HabakkukA prophet in the Old Testament who dialogues with God about the justice and judgment upon Judah and the surrounding nations. 2. Chaldeans/Babylonians The empire used by God as an instrument of judgment against Judah, known for their ruthless conquests. 3. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, facing impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry. 4. God The sovereign Lord who communicates with Habakkuk, revealing His plans for justice and righteousness. 5. The House Symbolically represents the dynasty or nation that brings shame upon itself through unjust actions. Teaching Points The Consequences of InjusticeHabakkuk 2:10 warns against the exploitation and oppression of others, highlighting that such actions lead to shame and destruction. The Illusion of Security Building a "house" on the foundation of injustice is ultimately futile, as it leads to forfeiting one's life. God's Sovereign Justice Despite the apparent success of the wicked, God assures that justice will prevail, and those who plot evil will face consequences. Self-Reflection and Repentance Believers are called to examine their own lives for any actions that might bring shame or harm to others and to seek repentance. The Importance of Righteous Leadership Leaders are especially accountable for their actions, as their decisions can bring either blessing or shame to their people. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 2Isaiah 10:20-23: How do we reconcile this promise of a remnant's survival with other Old Testament passages predicting total destruction of Israel? (Habakkuk 2:8-10) Is there any clear archaeological or historical record showing the exact downfall described for those who plundered nations? Are there archaeological or historical sources that corroborate the families of scribes mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:55 and their Kenite ties? How do praise and worship differ in purpose and expression?(10) And hast sinned . . .--Literally, and sinning in thy soul. All the time the Babylonian oppressor was plundering these peoples he was involving his soul in guilt. (Comp. Habakkuk 1:11.)Verse 10. - The very means he took to secure his power shall prove his ruin. Thou hast consulted shame to thy house. By thy measures thou hast really determined upon, devised shame and disgrace for thy family; that is the result of all thy schemes, By cutting off many people (peoples). This is virtually correct. The verb in the present text is in the infinitive, and may depend upon the verb in the first clause. The versions read the past tense, συνεπέρανας, concidisti. So the Chaldee and Syriac. This may be taken as the prophet's explanation of the shameful means employed. Hast sinned against thy soul (Proverbs 8:36; Proverbs 20:2). Thou hast endangered thy own life by provoking retribution. The Greek and Latin Versions have, "Thy soul hath sinned." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You have plottedיָעַ֥צְתָּ (yā·‘aṣ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve shame בֹּ֖שֶׁת (bō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing for your house לְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ (lə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house by cutting off קְצוֹת־ (qə·ṣō·wṯ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7096: To cut off, to destroy, to scrape off many רַבִּ֖ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great peoples עַמִּ֥ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and sinning וְחוֹטֵ֥א (wə·ḥō·w·ṭê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn [against] your soul. נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Links Habakkuk 2:10 NIVHabakkuk 2:10 NLT Habakkuk 2:10 ESV Habakkuk 2:10 NASB Habakkuk 2:10 KJV Habakkuk 2:10 BibleApps.com Habakkuk 2:10 Biblia Paralela Habakkuk 2:10 Chinese Bible Habakkuk 2:10 French Bible Habakkuk 2:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Habakkuk 2:10 You have devised shame to your house (Hab Hb) |
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