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Habakkuk 2:1

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I will astand upon my watch, and set me upon the †tower,

And will bwatch to see cwhat he will say ||unto me,

And what I shall answer ||†when I am reproved.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. fenced place. 2 Chr. 32:10. See Isai. 37:25.
  2. bSee Jer. 6:17. & Ezek. 33:2.
  3. cSo Ps. 85:8.
  4. ||Or, in me.
  5. ||Or, when I am argued with.
  6. †Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing. Comp. ch. 1:12–17.

Cross references

  1. aIsai. 21:8.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I will take my stand at my watchpost

and station myself on the tower,

and look out to see what he will say to me,

and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will stand at my watch

and station myself on the ramparts;

I will look to see what he will say to me,

and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will stand at my guard post

and station myself on the lookout tower.

I will watch to see what he will say to me

and what I should reply about my complaint.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will climb up to my watchtower

and stand at my guardpost.

There I will wait to see what the Lord says

and how he will answer my complaint.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I will stand at my post,

and station myself on the rampart.

And I will keep watch to see what he will say to me,

and what he will answer concerning my complaint.