Verse 4

Habakkuk 2:4

King James Version

4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just 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 watch to see what he will say unto m... Focus ↗

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

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it t... Focus ↗

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

5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlarget... 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 spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of m... Focus ↗

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that h... Focus ↗

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, 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 stablisheth a city by iniquity! Focus ↗

13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people... Focus ↗

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

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken... Focus ↗

16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of... Focus ↗

17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, becau... Focus ↗

18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teach... Focus ↗

19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is... Focus ↗

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

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