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Habakkuk 2:15–16

15 “Woe to you who make 1your neighbors drink,

Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk

So as to look on their nakedness!

16 “You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor.

Now you yourself adrink and 1expose your own nakedness.

The bcup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you,

And cutter disgrace will come upon your glory.

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Habakkuk 2:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors,

pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,

so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!

16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory.

Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed!

The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,

and disgrace will cover your glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink—

you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,

in order to gaze at their nakedness!

16 You will have your fill of shame instead of glory.

Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!

The cup in the Lord’s right hand

will come around to you,

and utter shame will come upon your glory!

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!

You force your cup on them

so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.

16 But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.

Come, drink and be exposed!

Drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment,

and all your glory will be turned to shame.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,

Pressing him to your bottle,

Even to make him drunk,

That you may look on his nakedness!

16 You are filled with shame instead of glory.

You also—drink!

And be exposed as uncircumcised!

The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you,

And utter shame will be on your glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 “How terrible for the nation that makes its neighbors drink,

pouring from the jug of wine until they are drunk

so that it can look at their naked bodies.

16 You Babylonians will be filled with disgrace, not respect.

It’s your turn to drink and fall to the ground like a drunk person.

The cup of anger from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you.

You will receive disgrace, not respect.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of Jehovah’s right hand shall come round unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, —that pourest out thy flask, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of Jehovah’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and a shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 “ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who makes his neighbor drink 

from the bowl of God’s rage, 

making him drunk in order to stare at his nakedness.’ 

16 You are filled with disgrace rather than glory. 

Drink! Yes you! And expose yourself as godless. 

The cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you, 

and disgrace will cover your glory. 

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,

pouring out your wrath

and even making them drunk,

in order to look at their nakedness!

16 You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory.

You also—drink,

and expose your uncircumcision!

The cup in the Lord’s right hand

will come around to you,

and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 “Alas for you who make your neighbors drink,

pouring out your wrath until they are drunk,

in order to gaze on their nakedness!”

16 You will be sated with contempt instead of glory.

Drink, you yourself, and stagger!

The cup in the Lord’s right hand

will come around to you,

and shame will come upon your glory!

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 Woe to him who gives a drink to his neighbors,

pouring out your wrath and also making them drunk

in order to see their nakedness!

16 You will be sated with shame rather than glory.

Drink also yourself, and expose yourself!

The cup of the right hand of Yahweh

will come around upon you

and disgrace upon your glory.

Habakkuk 2:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 “How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!

They give drinks to their neighbors.

They pour the drinks from wineskins

until their neighbors are drunk.

They want to look at their naked bodies.

16 But the Babylonians will be filled

with shame instead of glory.

So now it is their turn to drink

and be stripped of their clothes.

The cup of anger in my powerful right hand

is going to punish them.

They will be covered with shame instead of glory.


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