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Habakkuk 2 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 14 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 4 John Wesley 1

“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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