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Habakkuk 2:19 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Habakkuk 2:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Habakkuk chapter 2 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Habakkuk 2:19
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“but they can't hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.”
“that it not move.”
“which is brought from Tarshish”
“and they dressed it”
“be it known to you”
“when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn”
“that every people”
“behold”
“whose height was sixty cubits”
“even his engraved image. He bows down to it and worships”