ハバクク書 2:1-3 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

§ 5. The prophet, waiting for an answer to his expostulation, is bidden to write the oracle in plain characters, because its fulfilment is certain. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

The prophet upon his watch tower. I. THE OUT LOOKING PROPHET . ( Habakkuk 2:1 .) Having spread out before Jehovah his complaint, Habakkuk, determined to stand upon his watch tower or station himself upon his fortress, and to look forth to see what Jehovah would speak within him, and what reply in consequence he should give to his own complaint. The words indicate the frame of mind to be cherished and the course of conduct to be pursued by him who would hold communion with and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

Man's moral mission to the world. "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." The prophet, after his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:2

Jehovah answers the prophet's expostulation ( Habakkuk 1:12 , etc.). Write . That it may remain permanently on record, and that, when it comes to pass, people may believe in the prophet's inspiration ( John 13:19 ; comp. Isaiah 8:1 ; Isaiah 30:8 ; Jeremiah 30:2 ; Revelation 1:11 ). The vision (see Habakkuk 1:1 : Obadiah 1:1 ). The word includes the inward revelation as well as the open vision. Upon tables; upon the tables ( Deuteronomy 27:8 ); i.e. certain tablets... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

For . The reason is given why the oracle is to be committed to writing. Is yet for an ( the ) appointed time. The vision will not be accomplished immediately, but in the period fixed by God (comp. Daniel 8:17 , Daniel 8:19 ; Daniel 11:27 , Daniel 11:35 ). Others explain, "pointeth to a yet future time." But at the end it shall speak . The verb is literally "breathes," or "pants;" hence the clause is better rendered, and it panteth (equivalent to hasteth ) towards the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

Waiting for the vision. In this chapter we have set forth the doom of Babylon. The prophet had given to him glimpses of the future as affecting the adversaries of his people. The Divine voice within him gave assurance that the power of the oppressor should at length be broken. He saw the solution of the dark problem which had perplexed him so much concerning the victory to be gained over his people by the Chaldeans. The triumphing of the wicked should be short, and should be followed by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

I will stand - , i. e. I would stand now, as a servant awaiting his master,Upon my watch - or, keep (Isaiah 21:8. משׁמר in the same sense Jeremiah 51:12), and “set me (plant myself firmly) upon the tower” (literally, fenced place, but also one straitened and narrowly hemmed in), “and will watch” (it is a title of the prophets , as spying by God’s enabling, things beyond human ken); I will spy out, to see a long way off, to see with the inward eye, what He will say unto me (literally, Jerome: in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

The answer is, that it is indeed for a long time yet. Write the vision, that it may remain for those who come after and not be forgotten, and make it plain upon the tables, whereon he was accustomed to write ; and that, in large lasting characters, that he may run that readeth it, that it may be plain to any, however occupied or in haste. So Isaiah too was commanded to write the four words, “haste-prey-speed-spoil.” read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for an (the) appointed time - o Not for the present, but to develop itself in the course of time, down to a season which God only knows; as it is subsequently repeated (Daniel 11:27, for it is for the appointed time, Daniel 11:35), “for the end is yet for the appointed time Daniel 8:19; for it is for the appointed time of the end;” and is explained Daniel 10:1, Daniel 10:14, “for the vision is yet for the days Daniel 8:26; for it is for many days Ezekiel 12:27; the house... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 2:1

Habakkuk 2:1. I will stand upon my watch The Hebrews often express one thing by a multiplicity of words, as here several expressions are used to signify the same thing, namely, watching. As the prophets were considered as watchmen, and as the watchmen were placed on high towers, and it was their duty to look around very diligently to see what messengers or enemies, or what dangers or deliverances were approaching, and to continue steadfast in their posts; so here the prophet declares that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 2:1

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