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Verse 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...
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THOU ART FILLED WITH SHAME FOR GLORY - Oppressors think to make
themselves great by bringing others down, to fill themselves with
riches, by spoiling others. They loved shame Hosea 4:8, because they
l...
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CHAPTER 2
The Ungodliness of the Chaldeans and Their Destruction
_ 1. The waiting prophet and the message he received (Habakkuk 2:1) _
2. The five-fold woe upon the Chaldeans (Habakkuk 2:5)
Habakku...
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WOES ON THE EVIL-DOER.
Habakkuk 2:5 f. Woe on the insatiable conqueror, who treacherously
gathers to himself the heritage of all the nations, only to be the
victim of their bitterest maledictions.
Ha...
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LET THY FORESKIN BE UNCOVERED: i.e. be as one uncircumcised: i.e.
uncovenanted....
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_WOE TO THOSE THAT SEEK PLEASURE AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS HABAKKUK
2:15-17:_ God told the Chaldeans, "You are doomed! You get your
friends drunk, just to see them naked. Now you will be disgraced
inst...
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THOU ART FILLED WITH SHAME, &C.— _Drink thou also, till thou art
filled with shame instead of glory; and let,_ &c. _For the cup of the
right hand of the Lord shall come round to thee,_ &c. _And disgra...
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JEHOVAH'S ANSWER. Habakkuk 2:1-20
RV. I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower, and will
look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer
concerning my complaint. And...
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Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy
foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be
turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
TH...
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2:16 of (k-7) Or 'more than with.' foreskin (l-15) Or 'thine
uncircumcision.'...
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FAITH TRIUMPHANT
1-4. The view from the watchtower.
1. The prophet climbs his tower, for he must reach a vantage point, if
he is to contemplate with real understanding and insight the confusion
about...
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THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA
Habakkuk
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 2
V1 I will stand and I will watch. I will stay on the walls (of the
city). I will look to see what (God) will say to me. And I will see...
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(6-20) The destruction of the Chaldæans has hitherto been only
implied. It is now plainly foretold in a denunciatory song, put into
the mouths of the invader’s victims. In this song there are five
str...
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WOE UNTO HIM. — It is possible that wanton outrages committed by the
debauched Babylonian soldiery in the hour of triumph are here meant.
And this is in accordance with the mention of drunkenness as t...
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(15-17) Woe on the cruel invader who has made the world drink of the
cup of wrath....
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שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ קָלֹון֙ מִ כָּבֹ֔וד
שְׁתֵ֥ה גַם ־
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Habakkuk 2:1
Habakkuk 2:5
The dramatic piece Habakkuk 1:2; Habakkuk 2:1 is succeeded by a series
of fine taunt-songs, starting after an in
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“THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH”
Habakkuk 2:1-20
Having prayed, the prophet expected an answer and looked out for it.
When it came, there would be no mistaking it. But until we see eye to
eye, we must...
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The proclamations fall into two parts. The first is concerned with the
"puffed up," the second concerns the righteous.
The "puffed up" are described as haughty, ambitious, conquering,
against whom th...
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Thou art filled with shame (n) for glory: drink thou also, and let thy
shame come upon thee: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned
to thee, and utter shame [shall be] on thy glory.
(n) Whe...
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_Glory. Egypt shall suffer at last, Isaias xix. 14., Jeremias xliii.,
&c. It was customary to hand the cup about, Jeremias xxv. 17., and
Matthew xxvi. 27. (Calmet)_...
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I should conceive, that in allusion to gospel salvation, which the
enemies of the cross will endeavour to counteract, the expressions
here mean the awful character of those who aim to intoxicate the m...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
There is no prophetic delivery among the twelve lesser books more
peculiar and characteristic than that of Habakkuk. It has no longer
the occupation with the...
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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 th...
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There the prophet stops, that God in His time may explain this;
watches, like a sentinel, to receive the answer of God to the anxiety
of his soul. God, in order to comfort His prophet and all His fait...
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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,...
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_Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy
foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be
turned unto thee, and shameful spewing [shall be] on thy glory._
V...
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_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 b...
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THE FOUR REMAINING WOES...
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Thou art filled with shame for glory, or, "so, then, shalt thou be
satisfied with shame instead of glory," satiated with disgracefulness;
DRINK THOU ALSO, draining the cup of the Lord's wrath, AND LET...
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WITH SHAME FOR GLORY:
Or, more with shame then with glory...
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15-20 A severe woe is pronounced against drunkenness; it is very
fearful against all who are guilty of drunkenness at any time, and in
any place, from the stately palace to the paltry ale-house. To g...
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THOU, O king of Babylon, ART FILLED, shortly shalt be, and it is as
sure as if already done, with shame for glory; as much filled with
shame by the contempt they shall cast upon thee whom thou didst o...
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THE FOURTH WOE (HABAKKUK 2:15). .
Habakkuk 2:15
‘Woe to him who gives his neighbour drink,
Adding your wrath to him,
And makes him drunk as well,
In order that you may look on their nakedness.'
T...
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THE FIVE WOES OF GOD (HABAKKUK 2:6).
God now outlines to Habakkuk how He is going to finally punish Babylon
for what it is, and the wonderful blessing to the whole world which
will come from His acti...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's response to Habakkuk's testimony. Vision of coming
woes.
CHARACTERS: God, Habakkuk.
CONCLUSION: The lusts of the flash, the lusts of the eye and the pride
of life are the entangl...
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Zechariah 2:1. _I will stand upon my watch._ The ancient nations often
had no great confidence in what is now called, The faith of treaties.
The Israelites kept a watchman on the tower of Jezreel; oth...
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HABAKKUK 2:2 God’s Response. The Lord assures Habakkuk that he will
punish all the wicked, at the right time.
⇐ ⇔...
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HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 2:6 This taunt against the Babylonians
consists of five “woe oracles” (vv. Habakkuk 2:6, Habakku
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HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 2:16 SHAME. Babylon will experience the
same shame it inflicted on others (see note on v. 15). CUP. A symbol
of divine punishment on Babylon (see...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Habakkuk 2:15. Woe] the fourth. BOTTLE] Skin in common use. LOOK] with
delight (Genesis 9:22). NAKED] The prostrate condition of the drunken
man a figure of the overthrow of a conque...
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EXPOSITION
HABAKKUK 2:1
§ 5. _The prophet, waiting for an answer to his expostulation, is
bidden to write the oracle in plain characters, because its fulfilment
is certain._
HABAKKUK 2:1
Habakkuk s...
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Shall we turn at this time to the book of Habakkuk.
Very little is known concerning the personal background of Habakkuk.
Very little, nothing is known. We don't know really anything about his
backgrou...
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Hosea 4:7; Hosea 7:5; Isaiah 20:4; Isaiah 28:7; Isaiah 28:8;...
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Thou — O king of Babylon. Shall be turned — They turned the cup of
pleasure about, God will carry the cup of indignation about also, and
make them drink deep of it. Shameful spewing — Thou shalt be as...