Habakkuk 2:14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Habakkuk 2:5-14

The prophet having had orders to write the vision, and the people to wait for the accomplishment of it, the vision itself follows; and it is, as divers other prophecies we have met with, the burden of Babylon and Babylon's king, the same that was said to pass over and offend, Hab. 1:11. It reads the doom, some think, of Nebuchadnezzar, who was principally active in the destruction of Jerusalem, or of that monarchy, or of the whole kingdom of the Chaldeans, or of all such proud and oppressive... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord ,.... Of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ; of the glory of his person, as the Son of God, and truly God; which is essential to him, and underived; the same with his Father's, and what transcends the glory of all created beings; and of the glory of his office as Mediator, which itself is glorious and honourable: and this his glory lies in his fitness for it; in his faithful performance of it, and the honour given him... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled - This is a singular and important verse. It may be first applied to Babylon. God's power and providence shall be widely displayed in the destruction of this city and empire, in the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 4:37 , and in the captivity and restoration of his people. See Newcome, and see Isaiah 11:9 . Secondly. It may be applied to the glorious days of the Messiah. The land of Judea should by his preaching, and that of his disciples, be filled... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Habakkuk 2:14

Verse 14 The Prophet briefly teaches us here, that so remarkable would be God’s judgement on the Babylonians that his name would thereby be celebrated through the whole world. But there is in this verse an implied contrast; for God appeared not in his own glory when the Jews were led away into exile; the temple being demolished and the whole city destroyed; and also when the whole easterly region was exposed to rapine and plunder. When therefore the Babylonians were, after the Assyrians,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-14

§ 10. The third woe: for founding their power in blood and devastation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-14

A parable of woes: 3. Woe to the ambitious! I. THE CRIMINALITY OF THEIR AMBITION . 1 . The object aimed at. To build towns and establish cities. Not necessarily a sinful project, unless the motive or the means be bad. City building may have originated in a spirit of defiance against Jehovah ( Genesis 4:17 ), though this is not certain; but cities may be, as they often are, centres and sources of incalculable blessing to mankind. If they help to multiply the forces of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-14

The two kingdoms: a contrast. Reference is made in these verses to two kingdoms—the kingdom of Babylon and the kingdom of God; and this association serves to indicate several points of contrast. I. THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD IS MATERIAL ; THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS SPIRITUAL . The glory of Chaldea centred in its magnificent city of Babylon, so grand in its situation, its edifices, it defences, and in the stores of treasure it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:12-14

National wrongs ending in national woes. No. 3. "Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Notice— I. THE NATIONAL WRONGS INDICATED IN THESE VERSES . The great wrong referred to in these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Habakkuk 2:14

The prophet now gives the reason of the vanity of these human undertakings. For the earth shall be filled, etc. The words are from Isaiah 11:9 , with some little alterations (comp. Numbers 14:21 ). This is cue of the passages which attests "the community of testimony," as it is called, among the prophets. To take a few out of many cases that offer, Isaiah 2:2-4 compared with Micah 4:1-4 ; Isaiah 13:19-22 with Jeremiah 1:1-19 :39, etc.; Isaiah 52:7 with Nahum 1:15 ; Jeremiah... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord - Habakkuk modifies in a degree the words of Isaiah which he embodies, marking that the destruction of Babylon was a stage only toward the coming of those good things which God taught His people to long for, not their very coming. All the world should be then full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, not, as yet, wholly of Himself Jerome: “When Babylon shall be overthrown, then shall the power of the might of the... read more

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