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Not upright is his soul within him, And the righteous by his stedfastness liveth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And also, because the wine [is] treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,</p> <p class="hdg">Woe to the Chaldeans</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Do not these — all of them — against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Wo [to] him who is multiplying [what is] not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Because thou hast spoiled many nations, Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peoples, Because of man’s blood, and of violence [to] the land, [To] the city, and [to] all dwelling in it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Wo [to] him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful [is] thy soul.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Wo [to] him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover [the bottom of] a sea.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Wo [to] him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Thou hast been filled — shame without honour, Drink thou also, and be uncircumcised, Turn round unto thee doth the cup of the right hand of Jehovah, And shameful spewing [is] on thine honour.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For violence [to] Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man’s blood, and of violence [to] the land, [To] the city, and [to] all dwelling in it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood, That trusted hath the former on his own formation — to make dumb idols?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Wo [to] him who is saying to wood, ‘Awake,’ ‘Stir up,’ to a dumb stone, It a teacher! lo, it is overlaid — gold and silver, And there is no spirit in its midst.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Jehovah [is] in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../habakkuk/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../habakkuk/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/habakkuk/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhpar.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>