Habakkuk 2:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 2:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 2:11 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. beam: or, piece, or, fastening ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 2:11 — KJV
“For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. beam: or, piece, or, fastening answer it: or, witness against it”
— Habakkuk 2:11 (KJV)
Habakkuk 2:11 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 2:11
“And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:11: answer, witness, against
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:11: stone, wall, piece
“And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:11: stone, witness, against
“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:11: stone, witness, against
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great...: Chaldee, stones of rolling”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:11: stone, wall, timber
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