Habakuk 2:15 BDS

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 2:15-16

Habakkuk 2:15-16. Wo unto him that giveth his neighbour drink By the metaphorical expressions used in this verse is signified the perfidy of Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans, who gained advantage over other nations by cunning arts of policy, and taking them off their guard by pretences of friendship, and the like; just as some men gain advantage over others by persuading them to drink too much. Thou art filled with shame for glory, &c. Thy glory shall now be turned into shame. Perhaps... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-20

Destruction, cruelty and idolatry (2:12-20)In its ruthless conquests Babylon destroyed cities and nations, often with the sole aim of enriching itself. It seized the wealth and manpower of these nations and used them to make its own national capital magnificent. It does not realize that God alone is ruler of the world, and the great city that Babylon has built will one day be burnt to the ground (12-14).God used Babylon to punish other nations, a judgment that the prophet likens to a cup of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:15

that puttest thy bottle to him = that addest (or pourest) thy fury or venom (Hebrew construct form of hemah = heat, wrath; not of hemeth = bottle) thereto. See Oxford Gesenius, p. 705, under saphak. makest him drunken, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 9:22 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

"Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness."WOE IV"Sensual lust is here a figure of the barbarous lust for power; this usage implies, of course, a strong condemnation of the actions that supply the figures."[37]Against treachery and inhumanity. This woe is directed not so much against the overwhelming violence of the predator Babylon, but is against the false, treacherous, deceitful and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Habakkuk 2:15. Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink— By this neighbour, the neighbouring nations seem to be meant; whom the Chaldeans, as Grotius observes, enticed into their alliance, that they might afterwards treat them in the most ignominious manner. This particularly was the case of the king of Egypt, of whom Calmet more immediately understands it. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

15. giveth . . . neighbour drink . . . puttest . . . bottle to him—literally, "skin," as the Easterns use "bottles" of skin for wine. MAURER, from a different Hebrew root, translates, "that pourest in thy wrath." English Version keeps up the metaphor better. It is not enough for thee to be "drunken" thyself, unless thou canst lead others into the same state. The thing meant is, that the Chaldean king, with his insatiable desires (a kind of intoxication), allured neighboring states into the same... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2-20

II. HABAKKUK’S QUESTIONS AND YAHWEH’S ANSWERS 1:2-2:20The prophet asked Yahweh two questions and received two answers. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:6-20

3. The Lord’s sentence on Babylon 2:6-20The Lord pronounced taunts or mocking statements on the Babylonians announcing that they would receive judgment for their sins. This taunt song consists of five stanzas of three verses each. Five woes follow. Baker entitled them "the pillager," "the plotter," "the promoter of violence," "the debaucher," and "the pagan idolator." [Note: Baker, pp. 62, 64, 65, and 67.] Each woe is "an interjection of distress pronounced in the face of disaster or in view of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:15

God would judge Babylon because the Babylonians had deceived their neighbor nations with the result that they were able to take advantage of them. The Babylonians had behaved like a man who gets a woman drunk so she will lose her self-control and he can then undress her. That the Babylonians took advantage of their victims sexually is implied in the illustration, as is their love for wine. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:15-17

Judgment for rapacity 2:15-17 read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Habakkuk 2:15-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Habakkuk 2:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:2-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:6-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Habakkuk 2:15-17

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