Habakkuk 2:17-19
International Standard Version
17 Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you,
and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you—[a]
because you shed human blood
and did violence to[b] the land, to the city, and to all who live in it.”
Judgment on the Idol Maker
18 “Where is the benefit in owning[c] a carved image,
that motivates its maker to carve[d] it?
It is only a cast image—
a teacher that lies—
because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving,
crafting speechless idols.
19 “Woe to the one who says to a tree, ‘Wake up!’
or ‘Arise!’ to a speechless stone.
Idols[e] 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.”
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:17 The Heb. lacks you
- Habakkuk 2:17 Lit. violence of
- Habakkuk 2:18 The Heb. lacks owning
- Habakkuk 2:18 Lit. because its maker carved
- Habakkuk 2:19 Lit. Things
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