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Habakkuk 2

Hab. 2:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Shall not all these take up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
a parable
mashal (Hebrew #4912)
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
KJV usage: byword, like, parable, proverb.
Pronounce: maw-shawl'
Origin: apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action
against him, and a taunting
mliytsah (Hebrew #4426)
an aphorism; also a satire
KJV usage: interpretation, taunting.
Pronounce: mel-ee-tsaw'
Origin: from 3887
proverb
chiydah (Hebrew #2420)
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
KJV usage: dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
Pronounce: khee-daw'
Origin: from 2330
against him, and say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, σWoe
howy (Hebrew #1945)
oh!
KJV usage: ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
Pronounce: hoh'ee
Origin: a prolonged form of 1930 (akin to 188)
to him that increaseth
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth
kabad (Hebrew #3513)
a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
KJV usage: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, X be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, X more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
Pronounce: kaw-bad'
Origin: or kabed {kaw-bade'}
himself with thick clay
`abtiyt (Hebrew #5671)
something pledged, i.e. (collectively) pawned goods
KJV usage: thick clay (by a false etym.).
Pronounce: ab-teet'
Origin: from 5670
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or, Ho, he.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Num. 23:7,18• 7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, curse me Jacob, and come, denounce Israel!
 18Then he took up his parable and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear! hearken unto me, son of Zippor! (Num. 23:7,18)
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Isa. 14:4‑19• 4that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased,--the exactress of gold ceased!
 5Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
 6He that smote the peoples in wrath with a relentless stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted unsparingly.
 7The whole earth is at rest, is quiet: they break forth into singing.
 8Even the cypresses rejoice at thee, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
 9Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming, stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth; making to rise from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
 10All of them shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become powerless as we; art thou become like unto us!
 11--Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, the noise of thy lyres: the maggot is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.
 12How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cut down to the ground, that didst prostrate the nations!
 13And thou that didst say in thy heart, I will ascend into the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of *God, and I will sit upon the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north;
 14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High:
 15none the less art thou brought down to Sheol, to the recesses of the pit.
 16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee; they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms;
 17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards?
 18--All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house;
 19but thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, covered with the slain--those thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit: like a carcase trodden under foot. (Isa. 14:4‑19)
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Jer. 29:22• 22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; (Jer. 29:22)
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Jer. 50:13• 13Because of the wrath of Jehovah, it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and shall hiss, because of all her plagues. (Jer. 50:13)
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Ezek. 32:21• 21The strong among the mighty, with them that helped him, shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol: they are gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword. (Ezek. 32:21)
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Mic. 2:4• 4In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious. (Mic. 2:4)
Woe to him.
or, Ho, he.
that increaseth.
Hab. 1:9‑10,15• 9They come all of them for violence: the crowd of their faces is forwards, and they gather captives as the sand.
 10Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a scorn unto him; he derideth every stronghold: for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
 15He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad: (Hab. 1:9‑10,15)
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Job 20:15‑29• 15He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: *God shall cast them out of his belly.
 16He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.
 17He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
 18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.
 19For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
 20Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.
 21Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
 22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
 23It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
 24If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
 25He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
 26All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
 27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
 28The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.
 29This is the portion of the wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by *God. (Job 20:15‑29)
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Job 22:6‑10• 6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
 7Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
 8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
 9Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
 10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; (Job 22:6‑10)
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Prov. 22:16• 16He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want. (Prov. 22:16)
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Jer. 51:34‑35• 34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel; he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
 35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitress of Zion say; and, My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. (Jer. 51:34‑35)
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James 5:1‑4• 1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.
 2Your wealth is become rotten, and your garments moth-eaten.
 3Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days.
 4Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. (James 5:1‑4)
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Psa. 94:3• 3How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph? (Psa. 94:3)
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Luke 12:20• 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:20)
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1 Cor. 7:29‑31• 29But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having any:
 30and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing;
 31and they that use the world, as not disposing of it as their own; for the fashion of this world passes. (1 Cor. 7:29‑31)
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1 Peter 4:7• 7But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers; (1 Peter 4:7)
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Hab. 2:13• 13Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain? (Hab. 2:13)
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Isa. 44:20• 20He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? (Isa. 44:20)
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Isa. 55:2• 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:2)
• {v.6-8} Here the derisive ode properly begins, or the first stanza....Such is the first woe here pronounced on the enemy for his cruel rapacity without. (“Habakkuk 2” by W. Kelly)
• All these (speaking of the nations that he was gathering unto him). (“Habakkuk 2” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long?—and to him that loadeth himself with pledgese!

JND Translation Notes

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There is a play on the word, which may also mean "thick clay." So in ver. 7 "bite" may mean "exact usury of." cf. Jer. 8.17; Ezek. 22.12.