Habakkuk 2:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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!

Take

That increaseth

How

Ladeth

Habakkuk 2:13

Isaiah 44:20

Isaiah 55:2

General references

Numbers 21:27

Bible References

Take

And he began his parable, and said, "Balak the king of Moab hath fetched me from Mesopotamia out of the mountains of the east saying, 'Come and curse me Jacob, come and defy me Israel.'

Then shalt thou use this mockage upon the king of Babylon, and say: How happeneth that the oppressor leaveth off? Is the gold tribute come to an end?

And all the prisoners of Judah that are in Babylon, shall take upon them this term of cursing, and say, 'Now God do unto thee, as he did unto Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

No man shall be able to dwell there, for the fear of the LORD, but she shall be whole desolate. All they that go by Babylon, shall stand still, and be abashed, and shall wonder at all her plagues.

The mighty worthies and his helpers, that be gone down and lie with the uncircumcised and with them that be slain with the sword: shall speak to him out of the hell.

In that day shall this term be used, and a mourning shall be made over you on this manner, "We be utterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated. When will he part unto us the land, that he hath taken from us?"

That increaseth

They come all to spoil: out of them cometh an east wind, which bloweth and gathereth their captives, like as the sand.

The riches that he devoured, shall he vomit out again; for God shall draw them out of his belly.

Thou hast taken the pledge from thy brethren for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing;

Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

'Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured and destroyed me, he hath made me an empty vessel. He swallowed me up like a dragon, and filled his belly with my delicates: he hath cast me out.

Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.

How

LORD, how long shall the ungodly, how long shall the ungodly triumph?

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

This say I, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none:

The end of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore discreet, and sober, that ye may be apt to prayers.

Ladeth

Shall not the LORD of Hosts bring this to pass, that the laborers of the people shall be burnt with a great fire, and that the thing whereupon the people have wearied themselves, shall be lost?

The keeping of dust, and foolishness of heart hath turned them aside: so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, "Do not I err?"

Wherefore do ye lay out your money, for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness.

General references

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say: "Go to Heshbon and let the city of Sihon be built and made ready!