Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 2
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The beginning of Habakkuk Commentary, 1QpHab, among the Dead Sea Scrolls from the 1st century BC.
Book	Book of Habakkuk
Bible part	Old Testament
Order in the Bible part	35
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.^[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Habakkuk, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.^[3][4]

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)^[5]
  • 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.^[6]

• "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.^[7]

Music

• The Christian hymn "The Lord is in His Holy Temple", written in 1900 by William J. Kirkpatrick, is based on verse 2:20.^[8]

See also

• Other related Bible parts: Romans 1, Galatians 3, Hebrews 10

Bibliography

• Wiegand, John P., ed. (1992). "song 685". Praise for the Lord. Nashville, TN: Praise Press. ISBN 0-89098-119-1.

References

1. Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
2. Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
3. J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
4. Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Intrepreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
5. Bernstein, Moshe J. "Pesher Habakkuk." Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, p.647
6. Habakkuk 2:4
7. Habakkuk 2:20
8. Wiegland (1992), p. 685.

External links

Historic manuscripts

• The Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls, hosted by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Jewish translations

• Chavakuk – Habakkuk (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org

Christian translations

• Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
• Habakkuk public domain audiobook at LibriVox Various versions

Further information

• A Brief Introduction to The Prophecy of Habakkuk for Contemporary Readers (Christian Perspective)
• Introduction to the book of Habakkuk from the NIV Study Bible
• Introduction to the Book of HabakkukForward Movement Publications