Habakkuk 2:16
You are full of shame in place of glory: take your part in the drinking, and let your shame be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand will come round to you and your glory will be covered with shame.
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Psalms 75:8\75:7\But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.
Isaiah 20:4So will the king of Assyria take away the prisoners of Egypt and those forced out of Ethiopia, young and old, unclothed and without shoes, and with backs uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 47:3The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,
Isaiah 51:21So now give ear to this, you who are troubled and overcome, but not with wine:
Jeremiah 25:26And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
Lamentations 4:21Have joy and be glad, O daughter of Edom, living in the land of Uz: the cup will be given to you in your turn, and you will be overcome with wine and your shame will be seen.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:16-20
Judgment Predicted. ( b. c. 600.) 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord 's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the… Read the whole commentary →