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Verse 9. _AN EVIL COVETOUSNESS TO HIS HOUSE_] Nebuchadnezzar wished to
aggrandize his _family_, and make his _empire_ permanent: but both
_family_ and _empire_ were soon cut off by the death of his so...
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WOE TO HIM THAT COVETETH AN EVIL COVETOUSNESS TO HIS HOUSE - (or, with
accents, “that coveteth covetousness or unjust gain, an evil to his
house.”) What man coveteth seems gain, but is evil “to his
ho...
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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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COVETETH... COVETOUSNESS. extorteth. gain.
SET HIS NEST ON HIGH. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:21).
POWER. hand. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for
the power exercised b...
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_WOE TO THOSE THAT ARE GREEDY AND COVETOUS -- HABAKKUK 2:1-11:_ After
Habakkuk spoke his second message he said he would stand guard on the
watchtower and wait for the Lord's answer. He would stand bo...
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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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Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he
may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of
evil!
WOE TO HIM THAT COVETETH AN EVIL COVETOUSNESS - i:e.,...
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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 TO HIM THAT COVETETH... — Better, _Woe to him who accumulates
wicked gain for his house, who sets his nest on high to save himself
from the hand of evil_ — _i.e.,_ who gathers spoil from the natio...
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(9-11) Woe on the aggrandisement of the new dynasty by force and
cunning....
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הֹ֗וי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע לְ
בֵיתֹ֑ו לָ
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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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_Wo. This is commonly understood of Nabuchodonosor; but it seems
rather to designate Joakim, (Jeremias xxii. 13.) whose injustice
scandalized the prophet. (Calmet)_...
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What vision is this? The whole prophecy of Isaiah is called a vision.
Isaiah 1:1. And that we know to have been concerning the Lord Jesus
and his gospel. And is not this the same? Was not Jesus sent f...
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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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Habakkuk proceeds in exciting the king of Babylon by taunts; which
were not scurrilous jests, but contained serious threatening; for, as
it has been already said, the Prophet here introduces indeed 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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WOE TO HIM THAT COVETETH AN EVIL COVETOUSNESS TO HIS HOUSE,.... The
bishops of Rome, being enriched by the donations of Constantine, were
not satisfied, but coveted more; these are the greedy dogs Isa...
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Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he
may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of
evil!
Ver. 9. _Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness_]...
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_Wo to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house _
“Which Nebuchadnezzar strove to aggrandize, and which Cyrus cut
off.” Newcome. The translation of the LXX. accords exactly with
ours: but t...
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THE FOUR REMAINING WOES...
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Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, who
accumulates the gain of wickedness for his house, seeking to establish
his house by unrighteous, wicked methods, THAT HE MAY SET HIS NES...
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COVETETH AN EVIL COUNTENANCE:
Or, gaineth an evil gain
POWER OF EVIL:
_ Heb._ palm of the hand...
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5-14 The prophet reads the doom of all proud and oppressive powers
that bear hard upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of
the eye, and the pride of life, are the entangling snares of m...
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WOE! it is a general and comprehensive threat against all tyrants and
oppressors. To him; every one that is guilty of the sin. THAT COVETETH
AN EVIL COVETOUSNESS; or driveth a trade of oppression, to...
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Habakkuk 2:9 Woe H1945 covets H1214 (H8802) evil H7451 gain H1215
house H1004 set H7760 (H8800) nest...
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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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THE SECOND WOE (HABAKKUK 2:9).
Habakkuk 2:9
‘Woe to him who obtains an evil gain for his house, that he may set
his nest high up, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil. You
have devised sham...
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Habakkuk 2:1. _I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,
and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall
answer when I am reproved._
«I shall look to God, and I shall al...
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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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_Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house._
COVETOUSNESS AND SELF-TRUST
I. The national wrongs here indicated.
1. Coveting the possessions of others. “Woe to him that coveteth an
e...
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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 2:9 WOE. Babylon is condemned for
collecting stolen goods and relying on wealth for protection. SET HIS
NEST ON HIGH. Like the eagle that builds its nest in unreachable
spots...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Habakkuk 2:9. Woe] the second, against establishing a permanent
settlement by godless gain. EVIL] Covetousness surpassingly evil and
fatal to itself. HOUSE] Not the palace but the dy...
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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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1 Kings 21:19; 1 Kings 21:2; 2 Kings 5:20; Acts 1:17; Deutero
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To his house — His family which he would enrich, and raise high.
Delivered — Kept secure and out of danger from all below him....