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Habakkuk 2:19 Cross-References

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Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Habakkuk 2:19 (KJV)

Commentary on Habakkuk 2:19

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. The fifth woe mocks idolatry, exposing its absurdity. Commanding wood to "Awake" (הָקִיץ/haqitz) and stone to "Arise" (עוּרִי/uri) reveals the foolishness of expecting lifeless materials to respond. "It shall teach" (הוּא יוֹרֶה/hu yoreh)—can it instruct? The rhetorical question expects: No!"Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver" (הִנֵּה־הוּא תָפוּשׂ זָהָב וָכֶסֶף/hinneh-hu tafus zahav vakesef)—external beau...

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