Habakkuk 2:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
God’s Second Answer
2 The Lord answered me:
Write down this vision;(A)
clearly inscribe it on tablets
so one may easily read it.[a]
3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time;(B)
it testifies about the end and will not lie.
Though it delays, wait for it,
since it will certainly come and not be late.(C)
4 Look, his ego is inflated;[b]
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.[c](D)
Habakkuk 2:2-4
International Standard Version
God’s Reply to the Prophet’s Complaint
2 When he answered, the Lord told me:
“Write out the revelation,
engraving it clearly on the tablets,
so that a courier may run with it.[a]
3 For the revelation pertains to an appointed time—
it speaks truthfully[b] about the end.
Though it delays, wait for it,
because it will surely come about—
it will not be late!
4 “Notice their[c] arrogance—
they have no inward uprightness[d]—
but the righteous will live by their faith.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:2 Or that whoever reads it may run
- Habakkuk 2:3 Lit. speaks without deception
- Habakkuk 2:4 I.e. the Babylonian invaders
- Habakkuk 2:4 Lit. no uprightness of soul
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