Habakkuk 2:1-2
New English Translation
2 I will stand at my watch post;
I will remain stationed on the city wall.[a]
I will keep watching so I can see what he says to me
and can know[b] how I should answer
when he counters my argument.[c]
The Lord Assures Habakkuk
2 The Lord responded:[d]
“Write down this message.[e]
Record it legibly on tablets
so the one who announces[f] it may read it easily.[g]
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:1 sn Habakkuk compares himself to a watchman stationed on the city wall who keeps his eyes open for approaching messengers or danger.
- Habakkuk 2:1 tn The word “know” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Habakkuk 2:1 tn Heb “concerning my correction [or, “reproof”].”
- Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “the Lord answered and said.” The redundant expression “answered and said” has been simplified in the translation as “responded.”
- Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “[the] vision.”
- Habakkuk 2:2 tn Or “reads from.”
- Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “might run,” which here probably means “run [through it quickly with one’s eyes],” that is, read it easily.
Habakkuk 2:1-2
New International Version
2 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
2 Then the Lord replied:
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:1 Or and what to answer when I am rebuked
- Habakkuk 2:2 Or so that whoever reads it
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