Footnotes

1. 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.
2. Habakkuk 2:1 tn The word “know” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
3. Habakkuk 2:1 tn Heb “concerning my correction [or, “reproof”].”
4. Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “the Lord answered and said.” The redundant expression “answered and said” has been simplified in the translation as “responded.”
5. Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “[the] vision.”
6. Habakkuk 2:2 tn Or “reads from.”
7. Habakkuk 2:2 tn Heb “might run,” which here probably means “run [through it quickly with one’s eyes],” that is, read it easily.