Habakkuk 2:16
Drink thou also thy fill of disgrace instead of glory: shake, O heart, and quake, the cup of the right hand of the Lord has come round upon thee, and dishonor has gathered upon thy glory.
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Psalms 75:8Thou art terrible; and who shall withstand thee, 1 Because of thine anger? 1
Isaiah 20:4for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.
Isaiah 47:3Thy shame shall be uncovered, thy reproaches shall be brought to light: I will exact of thee due vengeance, I will no longer deliver thee to men.
Isaiah 51:21Therefore hear, thou afflicted one, and drunken, but not with wine;
Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, 1 That dwellest in the land: 1 Yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: 1 Thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth. 1
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 →