Verse 4

Habakkuk 2:4

American Standard Version

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

הִנֵּ֣ה עֻפְּלָ֔ה לֹא יָשְׁרָ֥ה נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ בּ֑/וֹ וְ/צַדִּ֖יק בֶּ/אֱמוּנָת֥/וֹ יִחְיֶֽה

English Translation

Behold, the wicked will not be upright in his soul, but the righteous will live by his faith.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak... Focus ↗

2 And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run... Focus ↗

3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: thou... Focus ↗

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

5 Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desir... Focus ↗

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe... Focus ↗

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt... Focus ↗

8 Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because... Focus ↗

9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be... Focus ↗

10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul. Focus ↗

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Focus ↗

12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! Focus ↗

13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary the... Focus ↗

14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the se... Focus ↗

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, [to thee] that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken... Focus ↗

16 Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of... Focus ↗

17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made the... Focus ↗

18 What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even the t... Focus ↗

19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it i... Focus ↗

20 But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Focus ↗

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