Habakkuk 2:15

Alas! for him who causeth his neighbour to drink, from the goblet of thy fury, and also, making him drunk,—to the end thou mayest gloat over their parts of shame.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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!

In Context

14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh,—as, the waters, cover the sea.

16Thou art sated with contempt, more than glory, drink, thou too, and expose thy person,—the cup of the right hand of Yahweh, shall come round unto thee, and ignominious filth be upon thy glory;

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Cross References

Genesis 19:32Come on! let us cause our father to drink wine and let us lie with him, that we may keep alive from our father, a seed.

Exodus 32:25And Moses saw the people, that unbridled, they were,—for Aaron had given them the rein, for a whispering, among their enemies.

2 Samuel 13:26Then said Absolom, If not, then, I pray thee, let Amnon my brother go with us. And the king said unto him, Wherefore should he go with thee?

Jeremiah 25:15For, thus, said Yahweh, God of Israel unto me, Take this cup of indignation wine out of my hand,—and cause all the nations unto whom I am sending thee, to drink it:

Hosea 7:5In the day of our king, the rulers, have made themselves ill, with the heat of wine,—he hath extended his hand with scoffers.

Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I was astonished, when I beheld her, with great astonishment.

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:6-15

Judgment Predicted; Judgment of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 600.) 5 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: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! 7 Shall… Read the whole commentary →

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