Habakkuk 2:13

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

King James Version

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Other Translations for Habakkuk 2:13

BSB

Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

AKJV

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

CPDV

Are not these things before the Lord of hosts? For the people will labor amid a great fire, and the nations will labor in emptiness, and they will fail.

ERV

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

NHEB

Look, isn't it of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

SMT

Behold, is it not from Jehovah of armies, and the peoples shall labor in a sufficiency of fire, and the peoples shall be wearied in a sufficiency of emptiness?

Word Study (Strong’s) for Habakkuk 2:13

BeholdisitnotoftheLORDH3068Proper NameofhostsH6635Noun MasculinethatthepeopleH5971Noun MasculineshalllabourH3021VerbintheveryH1767Preposition fireH784Noun FeminineandthepeopleH3816Noun MasculineshallwearyH3286VerbthemselvesforveryH1767Preposition vanityH7385Noun Masculine

Commentary for Habakkuk 2:13

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Habakkuk 2:13

Summary

Labor exhaustion serves only emptiness

Event

Rhetorical questioning futile labor

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC