Habakkuk 2:5-20
English Standard Version
5 “Moreover, wine[a] is (A)a traitor,
an arrogant man who is never at rest.[b]
His greed is as wide as Sheol;
like death (B)he has never enough.
(C)He gathers for himself all nations
and collects as his own all peoples.”
Woe to the Chaldeans
6 Shall not all these (D)take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
(E)“Woe to him (F)who heaps up what is not his own—
for (G)how long?—
and (H)loads himself with pledges!”
7 (I)Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
8 (J)Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
(K)for the blood of man and (L)violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
9 (M)“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
(N)to (O)set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
10 You have devised shame for your house
(P)by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
11 For (Q)the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
12 (R)“Woe to him (S)who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that (T)peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14 (U)For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of (V)the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
15 (W)“Woe to him (X)who makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze (Y)at their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill (Z)of shame instead of glory.
(AA)Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
(AB)The cup in the Lord's right hand
will come around to you,
and (AC)utter shame will come upon your glory!
17 (AD)The violence (AE)done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
(AF)for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
18 (AG)“What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, (AH)a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes (AI)speechless idols!
19 (AJ)Woe to him (AK)who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and (AL)there is no breath at all in it.
20 But (AM)the Lord is in his holy temple;
(AN)let all the earth keep silence before him.”
Notas al pie
- Habakkuk 2:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll wealth
- Habakkuk 2:5 The meaning of the Hebrew of these two lines is uncertain
Habakkuk 2:5-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Moreover, wealth[a] is treacherous;
the arrogant do not endure.
They open their throats wide as Sheol;
like Death they never have enough.
They gather all nations for themselves
and collect all peoples as their own.(A)
The Woes of the Wicked
6 Shall not everyone taunt such people and, with mocking riddles, say about them,
“Alas for you who heap up what is not your own!”
How long will you load yourselves with goods taken in pledge?(B)
7 Will not your own creditors suddenly rise
and those who make you tremble wake up?
Then you will be plunder for them.
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
all who survive of the peoples shall plunder you—
because of human bloodshed and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who live in them.(C)
9 “Alas for you who get evil gain for your house,
setting your nest on high
to be safe from the reach of harm!”(D)
10 You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.(E)
11 The very stones will cry out from the wall,
and the rafter will respond from the woodwork.
12 “Alas for you who build a town by bloodshed
and found a city on iniquity!”(F)
13 Is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor only to feed the flames
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14 But the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea.(G)
15 “Alas for you who make your neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath until they are drunk,
in order to gaze on their nakedness!”(H)
16 You will be sated with contempt instead of glory.
Drink, you yourself, and stagger![b]
The cup in the Lord’s right hand
will come around to you,
and shame will come upon your glory!(I)
17 For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you;
the destruction of the animals will terrify you—[c]
because of human bloodshed and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who live in them.(J)
18 What use is an idol
once its maker has shaped it—
a cast image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in what has been made,
though the product is only an idol that cannot speak!(K)
19 Alas for you who say to the wood, “Wake up!”
to silent stone, “Rouse yourself!”
Can it teach?
See, it is gold and silver plated,
and there is no breath in it at all.(L)
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him!(M)
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