--- title: "Habakkuk 2 - Study King James Bible with pooles english annotations on the holy bible" description: "Read Habakkuk 2 with pooles english annotations on the holy bible commentary. 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/pooles-english-annotations-on-the-holy-bible/habakkuk/2" --- [ Read](/kjv/habakkuk/2)[ Commentary](/study/habakkuk/2)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/habakkuk/2) Audio 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.*** 2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make *it* plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision *is* yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 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 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:* 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!* 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? 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.* 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!** 10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned *against* thy soul. 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.** 12 ¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!* 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?* 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.* 15 ¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to *him*, and makest *him* drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing *shall be* on thy glory.* 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, *which* made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 18 ¶ What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?* 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it *is* laid over with gold and silver, and *there is* no breath at all in the midst of it. 20 But the LORD *is* in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.* [Habakkuk 1](/study/habakkuk/1) [Habakkuk 3](/study/habakkuk/3) ## Commentary To verse 1 I will stand: the first chapter ended with that difficult and perplexed question, why God suffers the wicked So long to prosper in their oppressions of the righteous? This chapter represents the prophet waiting and musing, studying with himself what account he might give to himself, and waiting what account God would give him of it. He will stand in a posture of meditating, observing, and waiting. Upon my watch: possibly the prophet may have respect to the manner of the Jews, who in their solemn prayers and waiting on God had their stations and watches (as Buxtorf observeth in verbo עמר;) in their synagogues, or at Jerusalem. But I rather think the prophet resolveth to be like one that is to be a watchman, as prophets are, [Ezekiel 3:17](/kjv/ezekiel/3/17), for the people of God. Or passively, in my watch, i.e. where my adversaries, like besieging enemies, observe and watch me. It contains his diligent and persevering expectation and observing. And set me; fixedly and with resolution not to leave my station, as the Hebrew implieth; it is the same thing more emphatically expressed than in the word stand. Upon the tower; either watch-tower, or besieged tower, or within a circle, out of which I will not stir till I receive an answer. And will watch, most attentively observe, to see what he, the Lord, [Habakkuk 1:12](/kjv/habakkuk/1/12), will say unto me, or signify unto me; waiting for mine own satisfaction, and for the information of others. And what I shall answer: there are many that are perplexed at the intricacy of providence, and some inquire to be instructed; some propose doubts and fears; and others do quarrel and perversely wrangle with God and his prophets; and how I may answer these from the word of God is that I wait for, saith our prophet. 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