habacuc-2:4-20-nvi

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

§ 8. The destruction of the Babylonians is announced by the mouth of the vanquished nations, who utter five woes against their oppressor. The first woe: for their rapacity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

A parable of woes: 1. Woe to the rapacious! I. THEIR PERSONS IDENTIFIED . 1 . The Chaldean nation, in its kings and people, who were animated by a lust of conquest, which impelled them upon wars of aggression. 2 . The enemies of the Church of God and of Jesus Christ, whether national or individual, in whom the same spirit dwells as resided in the Babylonian power. God's promises and threatenings in the Bible have almost always a wider sweep and a larger reference than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

Covetousness. In the remaining portion of this chapter the prophet dwells upon the sins prevailing amongst the Chaldeans, and indicates the misery these should entail. His utterances, taken together, form a satirical ode directed against the Chaldeans, who, though not named, are yet most clearly personified. In the general statement respecting them in Habakkuk 2:5 allusion is made to their rapacity, and the first stanza in the song is specially directed to this greed, which was so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

National wrongs ending in national woes. No. 1. "Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?" etc. In these verses, up to the nineteenth inclusive, the prophet denounces upon the Chaldeans and Babylonians... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:7

That shall bite thee. As thou hast cruelly treated others, so shall they, like fierce vipers ( Jeremiah 8:17 ), bite thee. Henderson, Delitzsch, Keil, and others see in the word a double entendre connected with the meaning of "lending on interest," so the "biting" would signify "exacting a debt with usury." Such a term for usury is not unknown to classical antiquity; thus (quoted by Henderson) Aristoph; 'Nub.,' 12— δακόμενος υπὸ τὴς δαπάνης καὶ τῆς φάτνης καὶ τῶν χρεῶν ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:8

The law of retaliation is asserted. All the remnant of the people ( peoples ) shall spoil thee. The remnant of the nations subjugated and plundered by the Chaldeans shall rise up against them. The downfall of Babylon was brought about chiefly by the combined forces of Media, Persia, and Elam ( Isaiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 1:9 , etc.); and it is certain that Nebuchadnezzar, at one period of his reign, conquered and annexed Elam; and there is every probability that he warred successfully... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9

That coveteth an evil covetousness to his house; better, gaineth evil gains for his house. The "house" is the royal family or dynasty, as in Habakkuk 2:10 ; and the Chaldean is denounced for thinking to secure its stability and permanence by amassing godless gains. That he may set his nest on high . This is a figurative expression, denoting security as well as pride and self-confidence (comp. Numbers 24:21 ; Job 39:27 , etc.; Jeremiah 49:16 ; Obadiah 1:4 ), and denotes the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

§ 9. The second woe: for their avarice, violence, and cunning. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

A parable of woes: 2. Woe to the covetous! I. THEIR AIM . 1 . Personal comfort. Suggested by the term "nest," which for the Chaldean meant Babylon with its palaces, and for the individual signifies his mansion or dwelling place ( Job 29:18 ). Josephus ('Ant.,' 10:11, 1) states that Nebuchadnezzar built for himself a palace "to describe the vast height and immense riches of which would be too much fur him (Josephus) to attempt;" and Nebuchadnezzar himself tells us in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

Corrupt ambition. Ambition may be pure and lofty, and when this is the case it cannot be too highly commended. It is "the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds." "It is to the human heart what spring is to the earth, making every root and bud and bough desire to be more." Headway cannot be made in life apart from it, and destitute of this spirit a man must be outstripped in the race. Ambition, however, may take the opposite form, and it is to ambition corrupt and low in its... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9-11

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