The Lord’s Answer

Then the Lord replied:

“Write(A) down the revelation
    and make it plain on tablets
    so that a herald[a] may run with it.
For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(B)
    it speaks of the end(C)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(D) for it;
    it[b] will certainly come
    and will not delay.(E)

“See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person(F) will live by his faithfulness[c](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:2 Or so that whoever reads it
  2. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he
  3. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith

God’s Reply to the Prophet’s Complaint

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]
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!

“Notice their[c] arrogance—
    they have no inward uprightness[d]
        but the righteous will live by their faith.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:2 Or that whoever reads it may run
  2. Habakkuk 2:3 Lit. speaks without deception
  3. Habakkuk 2:4 I.e. the Babylonian invaders
  4. Habakkuk 2:4 Lit. no uprightness of soul