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Habakkuk 2:13–14

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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?

14For qrthe earth shall be filled ||with qthe knowledge of rthe glory of the Lord,

qAs the waters cover the sea.

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Habakkuk 2:14: For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

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.
  7. ||Or, by knowing the glory of the Lord.

Cross references

  1. qIsai. 11:9.
  2. rPs. 72:19.
  3. qIsai. 11:9.
  4. rPs. 72:19.
  5. qIsai. 11:9.

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?

For the earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord

as the waters cover the sea.

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?

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord

as the waters cover the sea.

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?

For the earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory,

as the water covers the sea.

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!

For as the waters fill the sea,

the earth will be filled with an awareness

of the glory of the Lord.

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?

For the earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh,

like the waters covering the sea.