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Habakkuk 2:13

Judgment

11 For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

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

Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

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

15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
KJV
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
WEB
Behold, isn’t it from the LORD of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
ASV
Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
DARBY
Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
BLB
Behold, Is [it] not from YHWH of Hosts that the labor of the people is for feeding the fire, and nations only in vain weary themselves?
ÅB
Se, kommer det ikke fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud, at folkeslag skal arbeide seg trette for ilden, og folkeferd gjøre seg strev for intet?
OTB
Er det ikke virkelig fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud
At folkene arbeider bare for ild,
Og nasjonene blir trette for ingenting?
B1930
Se, kommer det ikke fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud, at folkeslag skal arbeide sig trette for ilden, og folkeferd gjøre sig møie for intet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:58

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”

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  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 50:11

    Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.

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  • Psalms 127:1–2

    Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

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  • Malachi 1:4

    Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

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  • Isaiah 55:2

    Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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  • Genesis 11:6–9

    And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.

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  • Psalms 39:6

    Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

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