Habakkuk 2:20

But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

In Context

19Terrible things will happen to you who say to lifeless idols that are made of wood, ‘Wake up!’ Idols certainly cannot [RHQ] tell you what you should do; they look nice/beautiful because they are covered with silver and gold, but they are not alive.

Read all of Habakkuk 2

Cross References

Job 37:20Should I tell God that I want to speak to him? No, because if I did that, he might destroy me.

Psalms 46:10God says, “Be quiet, and remember that I am God! I will be honored by the people of all nations. I will be honored all over the earth.”

Psalms 76:9when you arose to declare that you would punish wicked people and rescue all those whom they had oppressed. (Think about that!)

Psalms 132:13Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;

Isaiah 66:1Yahweh also said this: “ All of heaven is like my throne, and the whole earth is like my footstool. So you could certainly not [RHQ] build a house that would be adequate for me to live in and rest!

Jonah 2:4Then I thought, ‘You have banished me, and I will never be able to enter your presence again. I will never see your holy temple in Jerusalem again!’

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Habakkuk 2:20