Habakkuk 2:5

Yea in deede the proude man [is as] he that transgresseth by wine, therfore shall he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, & is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

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In The King James Version

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

In Context

4Behold, he that lifteth vp him selfe, his minde is not vpright in him: but the iust shall liue by his fayth.

6Shall not all these take vp a parable against him? and a taunting prouerbe against him, and say: Wo he that increaseth that which is not his? how long? and he that ladeth him selfe with thicke clay?

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Cross References

Proverbs 23:29Who hath wo? who hath sorowe? who hath strife? who hath brawling? and who hath woundes without a cause?

Proverbs 30:13There is a generation that hath a proude loke, and doth cast vp their eye lyddes.

Ecclesiastes 5:10He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

Isaiah 2:17And the pride of man shalbe brought downe, and the loftinesse of men shalbe made lowe, and the Lorde alone shalbe exalted in that day:

Isaiah 5:11Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse, continuyng vntyll nyght, tyll they be set on fire with wine.

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:2-5

Waiting upon God; The People Directed. ( b. c. 600.) 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is… Read the whole commentary →

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