Habakkuk 2:5

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Summary

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

He transgresseth

A proud man

Who

Isaiah 5:8

Isaiah 10:7

As hell

Proverbs 27:20

Proverbs 30:15

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Gathereth

Habakkuk 2:8

Isaiah 14:16

Jeremiah 25:9

General references

Proverbs 30:16

Proverbs 31:4

Bible References

He transgresseth

Wine is a voluptuous thing, and drunkenness causes sedition; whoso delighteth therein, shall never be wise.

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes?

O Lemuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink;

Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.

While they garnished the table, the watchman looked: and while he was eating and drinking it was said, "Up, ye Captains, take you to your shield."

In their heat I shall set drink before them, and they shall be drunken for joy: Then shall they sleep an everlasting sleep, and never wake, sayeth the LORD.

King Belshazzar made a great banquet to his thousand lords: with all these thousand he made great cheer,

What imagine ye against the LORD? He makes an utter end: ye shall not be troubled twice.

A proud man

Behold, whoso will not believe, his soul shall not prosper: but the just shall live by his faith.

For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.

There are people that have a proud look, and cast up their eyelids.

which casteth down the high looks of presumptuous persons, and bringeth low the pride of man, and the LORD only shall be exalted in that day.

We have heard of the pride of Moab: it is well known. He is very proud, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vain are his lies.

'Call up all the archers against Babylon! Pitch your tents round about her, that none escape!' Recompense her, as she hath deserved: and according as she hath done, so deal with her again. For she hath set up herself against the LORD, against the holy one of Israel.

But because his heart was so proud, and his stomach set so fast unto wilfulness: he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his majesty was taken from him.

but giveth more grace?

Who

Woe be unto you that join one house to another, and bring one land so nigh unto another, that the poor can get no more ground. Will ye dwell upon the earth alone?

Howbeit, his meaning is not so, neither thinketh his heart of this fashion. But he imagineth only, how he may overthrow and destroy much people,

As hell

Like as hell and destruction are never full, even so the eyes of men can never be satisfied.

This generation which is like a horse-leech, hath two daughters; the one is called "fetch hither," and the other "bring hither."

He that loveth money, will never be satisfied with money: and whoso delighteth in riches, shall have no profit thereof. Is not this also a vain thing?

Gathereth

Seeing thou hast spoiled many Heathen, therefore shall the remnant of the people spoil thee: because of men's blood, and for the wrong done in the land, in the city and unto all them that dwell therein.

They that seek thee, shall narrowly look upon thee, and think in themselves, saying, "Is this the man, that brought all lands in fear, and made the kingdoms afraid?

Lo, I will send out, and call for all the people that dwell in the North, sayeth the LORD, and will prepare Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon my servant, and will bring them upon this land, and upon all that dwell therein, and upon all the people that are about them, and will utterly root them out. I will make of them a wilderness, a mockage, and a continual desert.

General references

There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."

O Lemuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink;