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I will stand like a guard to watch
    and ·place [station] myself at the tower.
I will wait to see what he will say to me;
    I will wait to learn how ·God will answer [or I will answer concerning] my complaint.

The Lord Answers

The Lord answered me:
“Write down the vision;
    write it ·clearly [plainly] on clay tablets
    so whoever reads it can run to tell others.
·It is not yet time for the message to come true [L For the vision awaits an appointed time],
    ·but that time is coming soon [it hastens to the end; or it speaks about the end];
    the message will ·come true [not lie].
·It may seem like a long time,
    but [Though it tarries/lingers] be patient and wait for it,
because it will surely come;
    it will not be delayed.

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I will stand at my watch(A)
    and station myself on the ramparts;(B)
I will look to see what he will say(C) to me,
    and what answer I am to give to this complaint.[a](D)

The Lord’s Answer

Then the Lord replied:

“Write(E) down the revelation
    and make it plain on tablets
    so that a herald[b] may run with it.
For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(F)
    it speaks of the end(G)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(H) for it;
    it[c] will certainly come
    and will not delay.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:1 Or and what to answer when I am rebuked
  2. Habakkuk 2:2 Or so that whoever reads it
  3. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he