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Habakkuk 2:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Habakkuk 2:6

Verse 6 of 20

Scripture focus

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!

Habakkuk 2:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Habakkuk 2:6

Theological / Devotional

All these. The “nations” and “people” (v. 5) conquered by the Babylonians. Parable. See on Micah 2:4. Thick clay. Heb. ‘abtit, a word occurring only here in the OT, and now generally considered to mean “pledges,” that is, garments or other things given as security for debts. In other words, the question is asked, “How long will Babylon go on piling up the debts of right and justice it owes its subjugated peoples before these pledges will have to be redeemed through wrathful retribution upon the inhabitants of Babylon?”

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