CRITICAL NOTES.] BURDEN] (cf. Nahum 1:1). HABAKKUK 1:2. HOW] A complaint; wickedness continued long, and God did not interfere. HABAKKUK 1:3. WHY] dost thou behold violence without checking it? some; the prophet is permitted to behold iniquity, and this is the reason for his cry. Since God the Hol... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] Habakkuk 1:5]. God’s answer to the complaint. BEHOLD] prophet and people. God is about to act, and they will be terrified at its results (cf. Acts 13:41). HABAKKUK 1:6. RAISE] To make incursions and at length conquer Judea (cf. 2 Kings 24, 25). BITTER] _i.e._ cruel (Jeremiah 50:4... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] Habakkuk 1:11. Then] Elated by victory. CHANGE] Lit. the wind passes by; the storm of violence like the wind sweeps over the land. Some refer it to the Chaldee nation, who change in mind, lose reason and moderation, and get proud. POWER] is their god, or “(saying that) his power i... [ Continue Reading ]