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Habakkuk 2:13

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13Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts

That nthe people shall labour oin the very fire,

And nthe people pshall weary themselves ||ofor very vanity?

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Footnotes

  1. nJe. 51:58 (Heb.).
  2. oSee Nah. 2:12.
  3. nJe. 51:58 (Heb.).
  4. pSo Isai. 55:2. Comp. Jer. 12:13.
  5. ||Or, in vain?
  6. oSee Nah. 2:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts

that peoples labor merely for fire,

and nations weary themselves for nothing?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Has not the Lord Almighty determined

that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,

that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Is it not from the Lord of Armies

that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire

and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

NLTNew Living Translation

Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised

that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?

They work so hard,

but all in vain!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Look! Is it not from Yahweh of hosts

that people labor for mere fire,

and nations exhaust themselves for mere vanity?