Habakkuk 2:17 BSB — MannaFest

Habakkuk 2:17

For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

BSB

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ASV

For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.

KJV

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Habakkuk (420)

(Verg. 15 seqq.) Woe to him who gives drink to his friend, sending forth his gall and intoxicating him, so that he may see his nakedness. He is filled with shame instead of glory. Drink also yourself, and be drunk, for the cup of the Lord's right hand will surround you, and the vomit of shame will be upon your glory. For the wickedness of Lebanon will cover you, and the destruction of animals will frighten them away, from the blood of men and the iniquity of the land, the city, and all the inhabitants therein.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

As thou didst hunt men as wild beasts, so shalt thou be hunted thyself as a wild beast, which thou resemblest in cruelty. because of men's blood--shed by thee; repeated from Hab 2:8. But here the "land" and "city" are used of Judea and Jerusalem: not of the earth and cities generally, as in Hab 2:8. the violence of the land, &c.--that is, inflicted on the land by thee.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
חֲמַ֤ס	cha.Mas	[the] violence of	H2555 →
לְבָנוֹן֙	le.va.nOn	Lebanon	H3844 →
יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ	ye.kha.Se.ka	it will cover you	H3680 →
וְשֹׁ֥ד	ve.Shod	and [the] devastation of	H7701 →
בְּהֵמ֖וֹת	be.he.Mot	animals	H929 →
יְחִיתַ֑ן	ye.chi.Tan	it will terrify them	H2865 →
מִדְּמֵ֤י	mi.de.Mei	from [the] blood<s> of	H1818 →
אָדָם֙	'a.Dam	humankind	H120 →
וַחֲמַס־	va.cha.mas-	and [the] violence of	H2555 →
אֶ֔רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
קִרְיָ֖ה	kir.Yah	[the] town	H7151 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
יֹ֥שְׁבֵי	Yo.she.vei	[those who] dwell	H3427 →
בָֽהּ׃ ס	Vah	in it

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
leads to
- Proverbs 10:27
  The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Psalms 5:6
  You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Job 15:32
  It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
Through
Proverbs 28:17
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
leads to
- Genesis 9:6
  Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Exodus 21:14
  But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
- 1 Kings 21:19
  Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where…
Through
Jeremiah 51:24
Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.
leads to
- Jeremiah 50:15
  Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD,…
Through
Habakkuk 2:8
Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
leads to
- Isaiah 33:1
  Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Habakkuk

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Habakkuk