Habakkuk 2:19-20

International Standard Version

¹⁹“Woe to the one who says to a tree, ‘Wake up!’
    or ‘Arise!’ to a speechless stone.
Idols^[a] like this can’t teach, can they?
    Look, even though it is overlaid with gold and silver,
        there’s no breath in it at all.”

The Lord’s Final Counsel to Habakkuk

²⁰“The Lord is in his holy Temple.
All the earth—be quiet in his presence.”

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Habakkuk 2:19 Lit. Things

Habakkuk 2:19-20

New International Version

¹⁹Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
    Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’^(A)
Can it give guidance?
    It is covered with gold and silver;^(B)
    there is no breath in it.”^(C)