ハバクク書 2:2-3 JC

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 2:2

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 2:2-3

Habakkuk 2:2-3 . The Lord said, Write the vision Write down what I am going to say. Every divine communication, by whatever means made, is often spoken of in the prophetic writings under the title of a vision. When the prophets were commanded to write any thing, it denoted the great importance of it, and that the fulfilling of it was at some distance. Make it plain upon tables Write it in legible characters; that he may run that readeth That it may be read with ease. For the vision... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-5

Second complaint and answer (1:12-2:5)Habakkuk replies to God by asking a further question. If Judah is God’s people for ever, and if God is holy, how can he use Babylon to punish Judah when the Babylonians are more wicked than the Judeans (12-13)? It seems to Habakkuk that God has the same standards as the Babylonians. They treat the people of nations as if they were no better than fish in the sea - there to be caught for the fisherman’s enjoyment (14-15). The Babylonians’ power is their god.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:2

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Write, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 27:8 ). App-47 and App-92 . the vision. Supply the logical Ellipsis : "[which I am about to reveal to thee]". Compare Habakkuk 1:1 . upon tables: i.e. boxwood tables smeared with wax. Compare Luke 1:63 . that he may run that readeth it = that he that readeth it may flee. Hebrew. ruz = to run as a messenger (Job 9:25 .Jeremiah 23:21 ; Jeremiah 51:31 .Zechariah 2:4; Zechariah 2:4 ); or, to flee for... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:3

yet = deferred. appointed: i.e. fixed by Jehovah for its fulfillment. and not lie. Figure of speech Pleonasm ( App-6 ), for emphasis. it will not tarry. Some codices, with five early printed editions (one Rabbinic, margin), Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and will not tarry". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

"And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it."Habakkuk was instructed to "write" the vision in order to assure its availability for all future generations, because the message was intended to bless all succeeding generations of mankind."That he may run that readeth it ..." is usually taken to mean that even the casual reader may understand it, as in the sense of Kebble's hymn, "There is a book, who runs may read"; but,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

"For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.""For the appointed time ..." This terminology indicates that the prophecy here has references to, "the last times (Daniel 8:17,19; 11:35), the Messianic times, in which the judgment would fall upon the power of the world."[5] This rather surprising truth is most significant, because the conditions and sins immediately... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:3

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 2:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

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