Habakkuk 2:16-18
International Standard Version
16 You are filled with dishonor instead of glory.
So go ahead,[a] drink and be naked!
The Lord[b] will turn against you,
and utter disgrace will debase your reputation.[c]
17 Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you,
and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you—[d]
because you shed human blood
and did violence to[e] the land, to the city, and to all who live in it.”
Judgment on the Idol Maker
18 “Where is the benefit in owning[f] a carved image,
that motivates its maker to carve[g] it?
It is only a cast image—
a teacher that lies—
because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving,
crafting speechless idols.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:16 The Heb. lacks go ahead
- Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. The power of the Lord’s right hand
- Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. will come upon your glory
- Habakkuk 2:17 The Heb. lacks you
- Habakkuk 2:17 Lit. violence of
- Habakkuk 2:18 The Heb. lacks owning
- Habakkuk 2:18 Lit. because its maker carved
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