Habakkuk 2:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³^(A) At the time I have decided,
    my words will come true.
You can trust what I say
    about the future.
It may take a long time,
but keep on waiting—
    it will happen!

⁴^(B) “I, the Lord, refuse to accept
anyone who is proud.
Only those who live by faith
are acceptable to me.”^[a]

Trouble for Evil People

⁵Wine^[b] is treacherous,
and arrogant people
    are never satisfied.
They are no less greedy
    than death itself—
they open their mouths as wide
as the world of the dead
    and swallow everyone.

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Footnotes

2.4 Only … me: Or “But those who are acceptable to me will live because of their faithfulness.”
2.5 Wine: The Standard Hebrew Text; the Dead Sea Scrolls “Wealth.”