Passage Research
Habakkuk 2 — Sermon Preparation
God replies with the declaration that the righteous will live by faith, then pronounces five woes against Babylon's greed, violence, and idolatry. Below is a research summary for Habakkuk 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 262 / 166
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 23
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Habakkuk 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קִרְיָה | qiryâh | H7151 | 3 | city |
| חָמָס | châmâç | H2555 | 3 | violence, wrong |
| כָּבוֹד | kâbôwd | H3519 | 3 | weight, splendor |
| יֵצֶר | yêtser | H3336 | 2 | form, conception |
| דָּם | dâm | H1818 | 3 | blood, juice |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 4 | people, tribe |
| שָׁלַל | shâlal | H7997 | 2 | drop, strip |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Habakkuk 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A severe woe is pronounced against drunkenness; it is very fearful against all who are guilty of drunkenness at any time, and in any place, from the stately palace to the paltry ale-house. To give one drink who is in want, who is thirsty and poor, or a weary traveller, or ready to perish, is charity; but to give a neighbour drink, that he may expose himself, may disclose secret concerns, or be drawn into a bad bargain, or for any such purpose, this is wickedness. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Habakkuk 2:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Lebanon— Hab 2:17
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