"Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood,c and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein."
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Verse 8. FOR _THE VIOLENCE OF THE LAND_] Or, _for the violence_ done
_to the land_ of Judea, _and to the city_ of Jerusalem....
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Because (or For). The prophet assigns the reason of the woes he had
just pronounced. “Thou (emphatic), thou hast spoiled many nations,
all the resonant of the people shall spoil thee.” So Isaiah Isaia...
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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.
H...
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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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FOR THE VIOLENCE, &C.— _And violence done to the land, to the city,
and to all the inhabitants thereof._...
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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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Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people
shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the
land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
BECAUS...
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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
abou...
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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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(6-8) Woe on the reckless rapacity which has spared neither life nor
property....
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כִּֽי אַתָּ֤ה שַׁלֹּ֨ותָ֙ גֹּויִ֣ם
רַבִּ֔ים יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ כָּל ־יֶ֣תֶר
עַמִּ֑ים מִ דְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַ חֲמַס...
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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 introduction from Habakkuk 2:6
b, then Habakkuk 2:9, Habakkuk 2...
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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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_Blood. For cruelty, avarice, &c., the Chaldeans shall be ruined.
(Worthington) --- City, different from that land of the Arabs, who
dwell under tents. This city may denote Jerusalem, Babylon, &c._...
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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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The Prophet here expresses more clearly why the Babylonians were to be
so severely dealt with by God. He shows that it would be a just reward
that they should be plundered in their turn, who had previ...
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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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BECAUSE THOU HAST SPOILED MANY NATIONS, ALL THE REMNANT OF THE PEOPLE
SHALL SPOIL THEE,.... Those that survived the persecutions of the
Roman emperors; those that were left of the great numbers put to...
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Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people
shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and [for] the violence of
the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Ver. 8....
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_Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee?_ Is it not
just, or what thou deservest, that others should suddenly rise against
thee, and bite and tear thee? It is a metaphor taken from the h...
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THE INTRODUCTION AND THE FIRST WOE...
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BLOOD:
_ Heb._ bloods...
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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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The prophet proceeds to give account of the reasons on which the
Divine nemesis moves in this affair, and these may convince and
confirm us in it. THOU HAST SPOILED MANY NATIONS; slain their people,
s...
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Habakkuk 2:8 plundered H7997 (H8804) many H7227 nations H1471 remnant
H3499 people H5971 plunder H7997 (H8799) mens H120 blood H1818
violence H2555 land H776 city H7151 dwell H3427 (H8802)
thou - Hab...
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THE FIRST WOE (HABAKKUK 2:6).
Habakkuk 2:6
‘Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting
proverb against him, saying,
‘Woe to him who increases what is not his. How long?
And...
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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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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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CRITICAL NOTES.]
Habakkuk 2:6. These] “nations” and “people” (Habakkuk 2:4).
PARABLE] A derisive song (Isaiah 14:4; Micah 2:4), some; ode, given by
others, enigmatical in character. WOES] fivefold gi...
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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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Habakkuk 2:10; Habakkuk 2:17; Isaiah 33:1; Isaiah 33:4; Isaiah 47:6;
Isaiah 51:24; Isaiah 51:34; Isaiah 51:35; Isaiah 51:8; Jeremiah 27:7;...
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Of the land — Of the whole land of Chaldea. The city — Babylon....