Habakuk 2
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I will stand upon my watch - The prophets are always represented as watchmen, watching constantly for the comfort, safety, and welfare of the people; and watching also to receive information from the Lord: for the prophetic influence was not always with them, but was granted only at particular times, according to the will of God. When, in doubtful cases, they wished to know what God was about to do with the country, they retired from society and gave themselves to meditation and prayer, waiting thus upon God to hear what he would say In them. What he will say unto me - בי bi, In me - in my understanding and heart. And what I shall answer when I am reproved - What I shall say to God in behalf of the people; and what the Lord shall command me to say to the people. Some translate, "And what he will answer for my conviction." Or, "what shall be answered to my pleading."
Quelle öffnen ↗THE PROPHET, WAITING EARNESTLY FOR AN ANSWER TO HIS COMPLAINTS (FIRST CHAPTER), RECEIVES A REVELATION, WHICH IS TO BE FULFILLED, NOT IMMEDIATELY, YET IN DUE TIME, AND IS THEREFORE TO BE WAITED FOR IN FAITH: THE CHALDEANS SHALL BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR CRUEL RAPACITY, NOR CAN THEIR FALSE GODS AVERT THE JUDGMENT OF JEHOVAH, THE ONLY TRUE GOD. (Hab. 2:1-20) stand upon . . . watch--that is, watch-post. The prophets often compare themselves, awaiting the revelations of Jehovah with earnest patience, to watchmen on an eminence watching with intent eye all that comes within their view (Isa 21:8, Isa 21:11; Jer 6:17; Eze 3:17; Eze 33:2-3; compare Psa 5:3; Psa 85:8). The "watch-post" is the withdrawal of the whole soul from earthly, and fixing it on heavenly, things. The accumulation of synonyms, "stand open . . . watch . . . set me upon . . . tower . . . watch to see" implies persevering fixity of attention. what he will say unto me--in answer to my complaints (Hab 1:13). Literally, "in me," God speaking, not to the prophet's outward ear, but inwardly. When we have prayed to God, we must observe what answers God gives by His word, His Spirit, and His providences. what I shall answer when I am reproved--what answer I am to make to the reproof which I anticipate from God on account of the liberty of my expostulation with Him. MAURER translates, "What I am to answer in respect to my complaint against Jehovah" (Hab 1:12-17).
Quelle öffnen ↗I will stand upon my watch,.... These are the words of the prophet: so the Targum introduces them, "the prophet said;'' and this he said in character as a watchman, as all the prophets were: as a watchman takes the proper place he watches in and looks out, especially in time of danger and distress, if he can spy anyone bringing tidings, that he may receive it, and notify it to the people that have appointed him a watchman; so the prophet retired from the world, and gave himself up to meditation and prayer, and put himself in a waiting posture; looking up to the Lord, and expecting an answer to his expostulations with him, concerning the success of the enemies of God's people, and the calamities that were like to come upon them, that he might report it to them; see Isa 21:8, and set me upon the tower; a place of eminence, from which he could behold an object at a distance: it signifies a strait place, in which he was as one besieged; and may be an emblem of the straits and difficulties he was in, which he wanted to be extricated out of: the thoughts of his heart troubled him; he had a great many objections that rose up in his mind against the providences that were like to attend his people; he was beset with the temptations of Satan, and surrounded with objectors to what he had delivered, concerning the Chaldeans being raised up by God to the destruction of the Jewish nation; and, amidst these difficulties, he sets himself to reading the word of God, and meditation on it, to pray to God for instruction and information in this matter; as Asaph, in a like case, went into the sanctuary of the Lord, where he got satisfaction, Psa 73:2 as well as it may be expressive of the confidence he had in God, in his covenant and promises, which were as a fortress and strong tower to hi…
Quelle öffnen ↗Hab 2:1-3 form the introduction to the word of God, which the prophet receives in reply to his cry of lamentation addressed to the Lord in Hab 1:12-17. Hab 2:1. "I will stand upon my watchtower, and station myself upon the fortress, and will watch to see what He will say in me, and what I answer to my complaint. Hab 2:2. Then Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon the tables, that he may run who reads it. Hab 2:3. For the vision is yet fore the appointed end, and strives after the end, and does not lie: if it tarry, wait for it; for it will come, it does not fail." Hab 2:1 contains the prophet's conversation with himself. After he has poured out his trouble at the judgment announced, in a lamentation to the Lord (Hab 1:12-17), he encourages himself - after a pause, which we have to imagine after Hab 1:17 - to wait for the answer from God. He resolves to place himself upon his observatory, and look out for the revelation which the Lord will give to his questions. Mishmereth, a place of waiting or observing; mâtsōr, a fortress, i.e., a watch-tower or spying-tower. Standing upon the watch, and stationing himself upon the fortification, are not to be understood as something external, as Hitzig supposes, implying that the prophet went up to a steep and lofty place, or to an actual tower, that he might be far away from the noise and bustle of men, and there turn his eyes towards heaven, and direct his collected mind towards God, to look out for a revelation. For nothing is known of any such custom as this, since the cases mentioned in Exo 33:21 and Kg1 19:11, as extraordinary preparations for God to reveal Himself, are of a totally different kind from this; and the fact that Balaam the soothsayer went up to the top of a bare height, to look…
Quelle öffnen ↗Here, I. The prophet humbly gives his attendance upon God (Hab 2:1): "I will stand upon my watch, as a sentinel on the walls of a besieged city, or on the borders of an invaded country, that is very solicitous to gain intelligence. I will look up, will look round, will look within, and watch to see what he will say unto me, will listen attentively to the words of his mouth and carefully observe the steps of his providence, that I may not lose the least hint of instruction or direction. I will watch to see what he will say in me" (so it may be read), "what the Spirit of prophecy in me will dictate to me, by way of answer to my complaints." Even in a ordinary way, God not only speaks to us by his word, but speaks in us by our own consciences, whispering to us, This is the way, walk in it; and we must attend to the voice of God in both. The prophet's standing upon his tower, or high place, intimates his prudence, in making use of the helps and means he had within his reach to know the mind of God, and to be instructed concerning it. Those that expect to hear from God must withdraw from the world, and get above it, must raise their attention, fix their thought, study the scriptures, consult experiences and the experienced, continue instant in prayer, and thus set themselves upon the tower. His standing upon his watch intimates his patience, his constancy and resolution; he will wait the time, and weather the point, as a watchman does, but he will have an answer; he will know what God will say to him, not only for his own satisfaction, but to enable him as a prophet to give satisfaction to others, and answer their exceptions, when he is reproved or argued with. Herein the prophet is an example to us. 1. When we are tossed and perplexed with doubts concerning the methods of P…
Quelle öffnen ↗2:1 I will . . . stand at my guardpost: Like a sentinel on duty (see also 2 Sam 18:24-28; 2 Kgs 9:17-20; Ezek 33:2-6), Habakkuk waited expectantly to see how God would answer his complaint, even if that meant being reproved by the Lord.
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עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth, H4931) — watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively… יָצַב (yâtsab, H3320) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr, H4692) — something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege,… צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6822) — properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe,… רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… דָבַר (dâbar, H1696) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a… שׁוּב (shûwb, H7725) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not… תּוֹכֵחָה (tôwkêchâh, H8433) — chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God עָנָה (ʻânâh, H6030) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond;… אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) כָּתַב (kâthab, H3789) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) חָזוֹן (châzôwn, H2377) — a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle בָּאַר (bâʼar, H874) — to dig; by analogy, to engrave; figuratively, to explain לוּחַ (lûwach, H3871) — probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal רוּץ (rûwts, H7323) — to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) קָרָא (qârâʼ, H7121) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of…
Quelle öffnen ↗חָזוֹן (châzôwn, H2377) — a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle מוֹעֵד (môwʻêd, H4150) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival;… קֵץ (qêts, H7093) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after פּוּחַ (pûwach, H6315) — to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to… כָּזַב (kâzab, H3576) — to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively מָהַהּ (mâhahh, H4102) — properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant חָכָה (châkâh, H2442) — properly, to adhere to; hence, to await בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) אָחַר (ʼâchar, H309) — to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
Quelle öffnen ↗נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… עָפַל (ʻâphal, H6075) — to swell; figuratively, be elated יָשַׁר (yâshar, H3474) — to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant,… צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, H6662) — just חָיָה (châyâh, H2421) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive אֱמוּנָה (ʼĕmûwnâh, H530) — literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
Quelle öffnen ↗בָּגַד (bâgad, H898) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage יַיִן (yayin, H3196) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication יָהִיר (yâhîyr, H3093) — elated; hence, arrogant גֶּבֶר (geber, H1397) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply נָוָה (nâvâh, H5115) — to rest (as at home); causatively (through the implied idea of beauty ), to celebrate… רָחַב (râchab, H7337) — to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative) נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, H7585) — Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories… מָוֶת (mâveth, H4194) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades);… שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ, H7646) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) אָסַף (ʼâçaph, H622) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave… גּוֹי (gôwy, H1471) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight… קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) — to grasp, i.e. collect עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence…
Quelle öffnen ↗נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative מָשָׁל (mâshâl, H4912) — properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage,… מְלִיצָה (mᵉlîytsâh, H4426) — an aphorism; also a satire חִידָה (chîydâh, H2420) — a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) הוֹי (hôwy, H1945) — oh! רָבָה (râbâh, H7235) — to increase (in whatever respect) כָּבַד (kâbad, H3513) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous,… עַבְטִיט (ʻabṭîyṭ, H5671) — something pledged, i.e. (collectively) pawned goods
Quelle öffnen ↗קוּם (qûwm, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) פֶּתַע (pethaʻ, H6621) — a wink, i.e. moment(used only (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or… נָשַׁךְ (nâshak, H5391) — to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan יָקַץ (yâqats, H3364) — to awake (intransitive) זוּעַ (zûwaʻ, H2111) — properly, to shake off, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate (as with fear) מְשִׁסָּה (mᵉshiççâh, H4933) — plunder
Quelle öffnen ↗שָׁלַל (shâlal, H7997) — to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder רַב (rab, H7227) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) גּוֹי (gôwy, H1471) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight… יֶתֶר (yether, H3499) — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a… עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… אָדָם (ʼâdâm, H120) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) דָּם (dâm, H1818) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice… חָמָס (châmâç, H2555) — violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) קִרְיָה (qiryâh, H7151) — building; a city יָשַׁב (yâshab, H3427) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to…
Quelle öffnen ↗הוֹי (hôwy, H1945) — oh! בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ, H1214) — figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) בֶּצַע (betsaʻ, H1215) — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) שׂוּם (sûwm, H7760) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and… קֵן (qên, H7064) — a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling מָרוֹם (mârôwm, H4791) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively… נָצַל (nâtsal, H5337) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense כַּף (kaph, H3709) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of…
Quelle öffnen ↗יָעַץ (yâʻats, H3289) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve בֹּשֶׁת (bôsheth, H1322) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication… בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) קָצָה (qâtsâh, H7096) — to cut off; (figuratively) to destroy; (partially) to scrape off רַב (rab, H7227) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… חָטָא (châṭâʼ, H2398) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit,… נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in…
Quelle öffnen ↗אֶבֶן (ʼeben, H68) — a stone זָעַק (zâʻaq, H2199) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene… קִיר (qîyr, H7023) — a wall (as built in a trench) כָּפִיס (kâphîyç, H3714) — a girder עֵץ (ʻêts, H6086) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) עָנָה (ʻânâh, H6030) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond;…
Quelle öffnen ↗הוֹי (hôwy, H1945) — oh! בָּנָה (bânâh, H1129) — to build (literally and figuratively) עִיר (ʻîyr, H5892) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere… דָּם (dâm, H1818) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice… כּוּן (kûwn, H3559) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a… קִרְיָה (qiryâh, H7151) — building; a city עֶוֶל (ʻevel, H5766) — (moral) evil
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, H6635) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army);… עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… יָגַע (yâgaʻ, H3021) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil דַּי (day, H1767) — enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, H784) — fire (literally or figuratively) לְאֹם (lᵉʼôm, H3816) — a community יָעַף (yâʻaph, H3286) — to tire (as if from wearisome flight) רִיק (rîyq, H7385) — emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain
Quelle öffnen ↗אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, H4390) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, H3519) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God מַיִם (mayim, H4325) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen כָּסָה (kâçâh, H3680) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or… יָם (yâm, H3220) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the…
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Andere Stellen, die die Gemeinschaft am häufigsten mit dieser verbindet. Zum Lesen antippen.
Und er schrie wie ein Löwe: Herr, ich stehe täglich immer auf meiner Warte und bin alle Nächte auf meinem Posten gestanden!
O Jerusalem, ich habe Wächter auf deine Mauern bestellt, die den ganzen Tag und die ganze Nacht nimmer stille schweigen sollen! Die ihr den HERRN erinnern sollt, gönnt euch keine Ruhe!
David aber saß zwischen den zwei Toren. Und der Wächter ging auf das Dach des Tors auf der Mauer, erhob seine Augen und sah sich um. Siehe, da lief ein Mann allein.
HERR, laß uns deine Gnade schauen und schenke uns dein Heil!
Achte auf die Stimme meines Schreiens, mein König und mein Gott; denn zu dir will ich beten!
weil ihr ja eine Probe verlangt, daß Christus durch mich redet, welcher nicht schwach ist gegen euch, sondern mächtig unter euch.
O HERR, du bleibst im Recht, wenn ich mit dir hadere; darum will ich dich nur über das Recht befragen. Warum ist der Weg der Gottlosen so glücklich und bleiben alle, die treulos handeln, unangefochten?
Meine Schritte dürfte ich ihm getrost aufzählen und ihm nahen wie ein Fürst!
Der Wächter aber, der auf dem Turm zu Jesreel stand, sah Jehus Schar kommen und sprach: Ich sehe eine Schar! Da sprach Joram: Nimm einen Reiter und sende ihnen den entgegen und frage: Bedeutet es Friede?
seinen Sohn in mir zu offenbaren, damit ich ihn durch das Evangelium unter den Heiden verkündige, ging ich alsbald nicht mit Fleisch und Blut zu Rate,