ハバクク書 2:1-3 JC

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 2:2

(2) On tables.—Better, on the tables. The definite article probably indicates certain well-known tables on which the prophets were wont to inscribe their utterances for public edification. These tables may have been hung up in the Temple (Calvin) or market-place (Luther and Ewald).That he may run that readeth it—i.e., the prophecy is to be inscribed plainly and legibly, so that the reader may “run his eye” quickly through it. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 2:3

(3) For the vision is yet for an appointed time . . .—Better, For the vision is to have its appointed day, and it pants for the end. and it shall not disappoint, i.e., it pants for the day of completion, which shall do it justice. It longs to fulfil its destiny.It will not tarry.—This translation is unfortunate. The prophet has just said that it will tarry. Nevertheless, he adds, men are to wait for it, because “it will surely come, and shall not be behindhand,” seil, on its appointed day. This... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Habakkuk 2:1-20

The Free-thinker Among the Prophets Habakkuk 2:1 Tradition has much to tell of Habakkuk the Prophet, but history has nothing. He belongs to a class who have made history; he is the kind of man whom God sends to usher in new stages, and launch new epochs of knowledge and action. Look at the spirit of his questioning. I. It was a temper which, with all its daring, was always reverent, and in its utter frankness was completely sincere. This man never rails against God; he is never irreverent,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-4

7Habakkuk 1:1-17Habakkuk 1:2-17; Habakkuk 2:1-4 (or 8)Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of Jeremiah’s long career, c. 627-586. There is no doubt about the general trend of the argument: it is a plaint to God on the sufferings of the righteous under tyranny, with God’s answer. But the order and connection of the paragraphs of the argument are not clear. There is also difference of opinion as to who the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Habakkuk 2:1-20

CHAPTER 2 The Ungodliness of the Chaldeans and Their Destruction 1. The waiting prophet and the message he received (Habakkuk 2:1-4 ) 2. The five-fold woe upon the Chaldeans (Habakkuk 2:5-20 ) Habakkuk 2:1-4 . It seems there was no immediate answer to the plea of the prophet. He then speaks to himself and expresses his attitude. “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and I will wait to see what He will say to me, and what I shall answer as to my complaint.” He watches like... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

2:1 I will stand upon my {a} watch, and seat myself upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.(a) I will renounce my own judgment, and only depend on God to be instructed what I will answer those that abuse my preaching, and to be armed against all temptations. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tablets, that he may run {b} that readeth it.(b) Write it in great letters, that he that runneth may read it. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

2:3 For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the {c} end it shall speak, and not lie: though it may tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.(c) Which contained the destruction of the enemy, and the comfort of the Church. And even though God does not execute this according to man’s hasty affections, yet the issue of both is certain at his appointed time. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-20

HABAKKUK THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Nothing is known of the personal history of Habakkuk, and little as to the time when he prophesied. He is placed by some successor to Zephaniah, for he makes no mention of Assyria and yet refers to the approach of the Babylonian invasion. See Habakkuk 1:6 ; Habakkuk 2:3 ; Habakkuk 3:2 ; Habakkuk 3:16-19 . The book seems to have been written by himself, as we judge from Habakkuk 1:2 , and Habakkuk 2:1-2 . His “burden” begins by lamenting the iniquity of... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Habakkuk 2:1-20

On the Look Out Habakkuk 2:0 "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch" ( Hab 2:1 ). This was the conclusion of asking questions of the most painful and distressing kind. Here then is a lesson for all time. A strong-headed man like Habakkuk, whose very name suggests, etymologically, "strong embrace of God," has his questions; he is puzzled and perplexed by the whole play of things: the tragedy seems to have no beginning, no key, no end. Habakkuk therefore puts... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 2:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Habakkuk 2:3

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Habakkuk 2:1-20

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-4

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Habakkuk 2:1-20

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:1

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:2

Geneva Study Bible - Habakkuk 2:3

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:1-20

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Habakkuk 2:1-20

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