Habakkuk 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 I will stand at my guard post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what he will say to me and what answer I will get to my complaint. I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. 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 answered me, |Write the vision. Make it clear on tablets so that anyone can read it quickly. And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.
3 The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won't be a lie. If it's delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won't be late. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. 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 |Look at the proud person. He is not right in himself. But the righteous person will live because of his faithfulness. “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness —
5 Also because wine is treacherous he is arrogant and never rests. He has a large appetite like the grave. He is like death-never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself. He collects all the people to himself. “Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples.” 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 Won't all of them ridicule him, directing clever sayings and riddles at him, like: | 'How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?' Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, “Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own— for how long?— and loads himself with pledges!” “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 Won't your creditors suddenly rise up and those who are going to shake you wake up? Then you will become their prize. Will not your debtors suddenly arise, and those awake who will make you tremble? Then you will be spoil for them. Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.
8 You have looted many nations. All the rest of the people will loot you because of the slaughter and violence done to lands, cities, and all their inhabitants. Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. 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 | 'How horrible it will be for the one who uses violence to get things for his own household in order to set his nest up high and save himself from disaster.' “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm! “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have planned disgrace for your household by cutting off many people and forfeiting your own life. You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 A stone in the wall will cry out. A beam in the roof will answer it. For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond. The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12 | 'How horrible it will be for the one who builds a city by slaughter and founds a town by crime.' “Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity! “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Isn't it from the LORD of Armies that people grow tired only to feed the flames and nations exhaust themselves for nothing? Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing? 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 But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD's glory like the water covers the sea. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
15 | 'How horrible it will be for the one who makes his neighbor drink from the bowl of God's rage, making him drunk in order to stare at his nakedness.' “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! “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 are filled with disgrace rather than glory. Drink! Yes you! And expose yourself as godless. The cup in the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. You will have your fill of shame instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter shame will come upon your glory! 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 done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction done to the animals will terrify you because of the slaughter and violence done to lands, cities, and all their inhabitants. The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. 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 |What benefit is there in a carved idol when its maker has carved it? What benefit is there in a molded statue, a teacher of lies, when its maker has molded it? The one who formed it trusts himself to make worthless idols that cannot speak. “What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols! “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 'How horrible it will be for the one who says to a piece of wood, |Wake up!| and to a stone that cannot talk, |Get up!' | Can that thing teach [anyone]? Just look at it! It's covered with gold and silver, but there's absolutely no life in it.| Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it. 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. All the earth should be silent in his presence. But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.” The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.
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