ハバクク書 1:5-9 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:5-11

The Divine working against evil and its doers. We have expressed here God's response to the impassioned appeal addressed to him by his servant. There is much that is suggestive in these words as bearing upon the Divine working against those who practise sin and who persist in its commission. Note— I. THAT GOD IS NOT INDIFFERENT WITH RESPECT TO PREVAILING UNGODLINESS . The seer had asked, "How long?" ( Habakkuk 1:2 ). He was impatient of delay. But whilst there is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:6

The executors of the Divine vengeance are now plainly announced. I raise up. God does it; he uses the power and passion of men to work out his designs ( 1 Kings 11:14 , 1 Kings 11:23 ; Amos 6:14 ). The Chaldeans ; Kasidim. By this appellation the prophets signify the soldiers or inhabitants of Babylon, which won its independence and commenced its wonderfully rapid career of conquest after the tall of Nineveh, between B.C. 626 and 608. At the time when Habakkuk wrote the Chaldeans... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:7

They . The Hebrew is singular throughout. The disposition of the people, as of one man, is depicted. Terrible ; exciting terror, as Song of Solomon 6:4 , Song of Solomon 6:10 . Their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves; his judgment and his eminence are from himself. The LXX . translates the two nouns κρίμα and λῆμμα : Vulgate, judicium and onus . The meaning is that the Chaldeans own no master, have no rule of right but their own will, attribute... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses, etc. Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 4:13 ) compares their horses to eagles (comp. Job 39:19 , etc.). The punishment predicted in Deuteronomy 28:49 , etc; is to come upon the Jews. We often read of the cavalry and chariots of the Chaldeans ( Jeremiah 4:29 ; Jeremiah 6:23 ; Ezekiel 23:23 , Ezekiel 23:24 ). Evening wolves. Wolves that prowl for food in the evening, and are then fiercest ( Jeremiah 5:6 ; Zephaniah 3:3 ). Septuagint (with a different pointing), "wolves of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:9

They shall come all for violence. All, every one of the invaders, come for violence—to repay that violence of which Habakkuk complained (verse 2). Septuagint, συντέλεια εἰς ἀσεβεῖς ἥξει , "An end shall come upon the impious;" Vulgate, Omnes ad praedam venient. Their faces shall sup up as the east wind. The word translated "shall sup up" occasions perplexity, being an ἅπαξ λεγόμενον . The Anglican rendering is virtually supported by other versions, e.g. Symmachus, Chaldee,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:5

Behold ye among the heathen - The whole tone of the words suddenly changes. The Jews flattered themselves that, being the people of God, He would not fulfill His threats upon them. They had become like the pagan in wickedness; God bids them look out among them for the instrument of His displeasure. It was an aggravation of their punishment, that God, who had once chosen them, would now choose these whom He had not chosen, to chasten them. So Moses had foretold; Deuteronomy 32:21, “They have... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:6

For lo - So God announces a future, in which His Hand shall be greatly visible, whether more or less distant. In His sight it is present.I raise up - God uses the free will and evil passions of people or devils to His own ends; and so He is said to “raise up” those whom He allows to be stirred up against His people, since the events which His Providence permits, favor their designs, and it rests with Him to withhold them. They lift themselves up for some end of covetousness or pride. But there... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:7

They are terrible - איום 'âyôm occurs here only and Song of Solomon 6:4, Song of Solomon 6:10, compared with the “bannered host,” but the root is common in אימה 'ēymâh.And dreadful - He describes them, first in themselves, then in act. They are terrible, and strike fear through their very being, their known character, before they put it forth in act.Their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. - Judgment had gone forth in God’s people wrested Habakkuk 1:4; now shall it go... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are swifter - literally, lighter, as we say “light of foot”Than leopards - The wild beast intended is the panther, the lightest, swiftest, fiercest, most bloodthirsty of beasts of prey “It runs most swiftly and rushes brave and straight. You would say, when you saw it, that it is borne through the air.” Cyril: “It bounds exceedingly and is exceedingly light to spring down on whatever it pursues.”More fierce - oThan the evening wolves - Compare Jeremiah 5:6, i. e., than they are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:9

They shall come all for violence - “Violence” had been the sin of Judah Habakkuk 1:3-4, and now violence shall be her punishment. It had been ever before the prophet; all were full of it. Now should violence be the very end, one by one, of all the savage horde poured out upon them; they all, each one of them come for violence.Their faces shall sup up as the east wind - קדומה occurs else only in Ezekiel 11:1, and Ezekiel 11:16 times in Ezek. 40–48 of the ideal city and temple as “Eastwards.” But... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 1:5-11

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 1:9

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