Habakkuk 2:5-20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:5

Hab 2:5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: Ver. 5. Yea, also because he transgresseth by wine ] Or, How much more because he is a wine bibber, perfidious, proud, neither keepeth at home. These four faults the prophet here layeth to the charge of the Babylonian, and therehence inferreth for the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:6

Hab 2:6 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! Ver. 6. Shall not all these take up a parable against him? ] Shall not the Babylonian, who is now a terror, be ere long a scorn? shall he not inherit with ignominy, reproach? And a taunting proverb against him ] Heb. An interpretation, and riddles. For example, Woe to him that... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:7

Hab 2:7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? Ver. 7. Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee? ] Rend and tear thee as hunting dogs do the beast they pursue. See Isaiah 13:14 ; Isa 13:21 Jeremiah 51:58 . The interrogation here used importeth both the certainty of the thing and their security, as if no such thing could possibly befall them. Suddenly, therefore, saith the prophet, shalt thou be... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:8

Hab 2:8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and [for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. Ver. 8. Because thou hast spoiled many nations ] God loves to retaliate (as hath before been often observed), to spoil the spoilers by a remnant of the people, by such as were of no note, and much unlikely to do such exploits. Thus he spoiled these Babylonians by Cyrus and his Medes; the Persians,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:9

Hab 2:9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! Ver. 9. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness ] For there is a good covetousness (which few are guilty of), 1 Corinthians 12:31 , "Covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way." Covet earnestly the best graces, such as are faith, hope, and charity, these are better than gifts. A shop full of barrels enrich... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:10

Hab 2:10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul. Ver. 10. Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, &c. ] Thou hast taken a wrong course both for thy house of the kingdom (so the Persians called the king’s palace, Dan 4:27 ), which shall be blown up; and for thine own private family and posterity; it is not all thy care, pains, plotting, and practising that can preserve it from ignominy and utter ruin. God will turn thy glory... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:11

Hab 2:11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Ver. 11. For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it ] Here are woeful echoes; screech owls of woe cry aloud from the beams of the oppressors’ chambers, and make most hideous noises in the ears of their consciences. So that although none other should dare to mute against them, or accuse them of wrong dealing; yet their very houses, built by rapine and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12

Hab 2:12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! Ver. 12. Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood ] This seemeth to be the senseless creatures, black Cantus Song, (as they call it), chanted out against the wrong doer, by God’s own appointment, cui obscura clarent, muta respondent, silentium confitetur, saith an ancient (Juvonal), - “ cui servi ut taceant, iumenta loquentur, ” The very beasts have a verdict to pass upon oppressors; as the dumb ass... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:13

Hab 2:13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? Ver. 13. Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the fire ] Labour in vain to quench the fire, wherewith Babylon shall be burnt, Jeremiah 51:58 . Or have laboured to no purpose in building that city and enlarging that empire, which now God will have down. Is it not evident, that they have lost oleum et operam,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:14

Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. Ver. 14. For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, &c. ] He shall make himself a glorious name among the nations of the earth, by executing vengeance upon Babylon, and so pleading the cause of his oppressed people (whom he seemed, during their captivity there, to neglect), that men shall have cause to say, "Verily there is a reward for the... read more

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