Habakkuk 2:15-17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:15-20

The three foregoing articles, upon which the woes here are grounded, are very near akin to each other. The criminals charged by them are oppressors and extortioners, that raise estates by rapine and injustice; and it is mentioned here again (Hab. 2:17), the very same that was said Hab. 2:8; for that is the crime upon which the greatest stress is laid; it is because of men's blood, innocent blood, barbarously and unjustly shed, which is a provoking crying thing; it is for the violence of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:15

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink ,.... Before the full accomplishment of the above prophecy concerning the abundance of the knowledge of the Lord in the earth, and before the utter destruction of antichrist; between that and the Reformation, when it had its fulfilment in part; the following practices inveighed against would be used, as we find they are, and for which the man of sin and his followers will be punished: one of which is expressed by a man's "giving his neighbour... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:16

Thou art filled with shame for glory ,.... This is said by the Lord to the man that gives his neighbour drink to intoxicate him, that he may draw him into uncleanness, and please himself with it; who, instead of being filled with the glory of the Lord, and the knowledge of it, as the earth is before said to be, such are filled with shameful doctrines and abominable practices, as those of the church of Rome are; and instead of seeking the glory of God, and the honour of their neighbours, they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee ,.... Lebanon was a mountain on the borders of the land of Israel, from whence cedar wood was brought, of which the temple was built, and for that reason is sometimes so called, as in Zechariah 11:1 and so the Targum and Jarchi interpret it, "the violence of the house of the sanctuary shall cover thee;' and this was a type of the church of Christ, the violence of which is that which is offered to it, and which it suffers; and designs all the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Wo unto him that giveth his neighbor drink - This has been considered as applying to Pharaoh-hophra, king of Egypt, who enticed his neighbors Jehoiachin and Zedekiah to rebel against Nebuchadnezzar, whereby the nakedness and imbecility of the poor Jews was soon discovered; for the Chaldeans soon took Jerusalem, and carried its kings, princes, and people, into captivity. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:16

The cup of the Lord's right hand - Among the ancients, all drank out of the same cup; was passed from hand to hand, and each drank as much as he chose. The Chaldeans gave to the neighboring nations the cup of idolatry and of deceitful alliance: and in return they received from the Lord the cup of his fury. So Grotius. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence of Lebanon - Or, the violence done to Lebanon; to men, to cattle, to Judea, and to Jerusalem. See the note on the parallel place, Habakkuk 2:8 ; (note). This may be a threatening against Egypt, as the former was against Chaldea. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Verse 15 This passage, in which the Prophet condemns the king of Babylon for his usual practice of rendering drunk his friends, is frigidly interpreted by most expounders. It has been already often said how bold the Jews are in contriving what is fabulous; when nothing certain occurs to them, they divine this or that without any discrimination or shame. Hence they say, that Nebuchadnezzar was given to excess, and led all whom he could into a participation of the same vice. They also think that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:16

Verse 16 He says that he is satiated with shame instead of glory. Some give this rendering—“Thou art satiated with shame more than glory;” but this does not suit the passage; for the Prophet does not mean that the Babylonian king was satiated with his own reproach, but rather with that of others. Secondly, the particle מ, mem, is not put here in a comparative sense, but the clause is on the contrary to be understood thus—“By thy glory, or, on account of thy glory, thou art satiated with shame”.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:17

Verse 17 We may hence easily learn, that the Prophet has not been speaking of drunkenness, but that his discourse, as we have explained, was metaphorical; for here follows a reason, why he had denounced such a punishment on the king of Babylon, and that was, because he had exercised violence, not only against all nations indiscriminately, but also against the chosen people of God. He had before only set forth in general the cruelty with which the king of Babylon had destroyed many nations; but... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:15-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:17

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