Habakkuk 2:4 BSB — MannaFest

Habakkuk 2:4

Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—

BSB

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ASV

Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.

KJV

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

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Commentary

6 voices

Cyprian

Treatise XII. Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews 12:1.5 (258)

"And if you will not believe, neither will you understand." Also the Lord in the Gospel: "For if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins." Moreover, righteousness should subsist by faith. In it was life, as predicted in Habakkuk: "Now the just shall live by faith in me." Hence Abraham, the father of the nations, believed. In Genesis "Abraham believed in God, and it was counted to him for righteousness." In like manner Paul wrote to the Galatians: "Abraham 'believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.'

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him,.... This and the following clause describe two sorts of persons differently affected to the Messiah, and the promise of his coming. Here it points at such as were "incredulous", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; that disbelieved his coming, and mocked and scoffed at the promise of it; as well as those that did not believe in him when he came, though he had all the characteristics of the Messiah; and damnation was the certain consequence of their unbelief.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is quoted in the New Testament ( Rom. i. 38 ), for the proof of the great doctrine of justification by faith only and of the influence which the grace of faith has upon the Christian life. Those that are made just by faith shall live, shall be happy here and for ever; while they are here, they live by it; when they come to heaven faith shall be swallowed up in vision.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Behold, his soul which is lifted up - He that presumes on his safety without any special warrant from God, is a proud man; and whatever he may profess, or think of himself, his mind is not upright in him. But he that is just by faith shall live - he that believes what God hath said relative to the Chaldeans besieging Jerusalem, shall make his escape from the place, and consequently shall save his life. The words in the New Testament are accommodated to the salvation which believers in Christ shall possess.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1883)

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֣ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
עֻפְּלָ֔ה	'u.pe.Lah	it is swollen	H6075 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יָשְׁרָ֥ה	ya.she.Rah	it is upright	H3474 →
נַפְשׁ֖וֹ	naf.Sho	self his	H5315 →
בּ֑וֹ	bo	in him
וְצַדִּ֖יק	ve.tza.Dik	and [the] righteous	H6662 →
בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ	be.'e.mu.na.To	by faithfulness his	H530 →
יִחְיֶֽה׃	yich.Yeh	he will live	H2421 →

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

H6662vetzadikand [the] righteous206×

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
Romans 1:17
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
leads to
- Galatians 3:11
  Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 3:9
  and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 9:30
  What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:38
  But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- Hebrews 11:6–7
  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Through
John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
leads to
- John 5:24
  Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- John 1:12
  But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
  For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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01Commentary

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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