Habakkuk 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 2:1 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 2:1 — KJV
“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. tower: Heb. fenced place unto me: or, in me when...: or, when I am argued with: Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing”
— Habakkuk 2:1 (KJV)
Habakkuk 2:1 in Context — About the Book of Habakkuk
Habakkuk dares to interrogate God — why do the wicked prosper while you stay silent? God answers with a vision worth waiting for and the line that ignited the Reformation: the righteous shall live by faith. The book ends in one of Scripture's boldest declarations of joy despite empty barns.
Cross-References for Habakkuk 2:1
“If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. Tarry: Heb. Be still”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:1: stand, say, heb
“Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. near...: Heb. near my place”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:1: set, see, heb
“And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. in the city: Heb. in it”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:1: see, say, answer
“And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:1: watch, tower, see
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:1: watch, tower, fenced
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