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Habakkuk 2:11 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Habakkuk 2:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Habakkuk chapter 2 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. beam: or, piece, or, fastening answer it: or, witness against it”
Habakkuk 2:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. This poetic image personifies creation itself as witness against injustice. The stone shall cry out (כִּי־אֶבֶן מִקִּיר תִּזְעָק/ki-even miqqir tiz'aq)—even inanimate stones in the wall will cry out in testimony. The verb זָעַק (za'aq) means to cry out in distress, often used for victims crying for justice (Exodus 22:23, James 5:4). And the beam out of the timber shall answer it (וְכָפִיס מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶנָּה/vekhafis me'etz ya'anenah)—the wooden beam will respond, confirming the testimony.This recalls Abel's ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Habakkuk 2:11
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“I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
“Behold”
“and the furrows of it weep together;”
“and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you”
“What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.,And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.,וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עָשִׂיתָ קוֹל דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ צֹעֲקִים אֵלַי מִן־הָאֲדָמָה׃ ,And He said: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.”
“saying”
“the mediator of a new covenant”