Habakkuk 2

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Book Book of Habakkuk Order in the Bible part 35		Bible part Old Testament Category Nevi'im

Habakkuk 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Habakkuk in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Habakkuk, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

Text

The original text is written in Hebrew.

Some of the most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:

In Hebrew:

Masoretic Text

Dead Sea Scrolls: 1QpHab, known as the "Habakkuk Commentary" (later half of the 1st century BC)

In Greek:

Septuagint (3rd century BC)

This chapter is divided into 20 verses.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Habakkuk 2:1 = The Prophet’s Second Question (continued from Habakkuk 1:12-17)

Habakkuk 2:2-4 = The Lord’s Second Reply: The Just Live by Faith

Habakkuk 2:5-20 = Woe to the Wicked

Verse 4

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

"But the just shall live by his faith" is translated from the Hebrew (in Masoretic Text) וצדיק באמונתו יחיה (Transliteration: we-tza-dik be-e-mo-na-to yeh-yeh). This part is quoted in three verses of the New Testament: Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38.

Verse 20

But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Music

The Christian hymn "The Lord is in His Holy Temple", written in 1900 by William J. Kirkpatrick, is based on verse 2:20.

References

Habakkuk 2 Wikipedia

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