Habakkuk 2:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 2:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 2:19 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 2:19 — KJV
“Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.”
— Habakkuk 2:19 (KJV)
Habakkuk 2:19 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 2:19
“And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:19: wood, laid, over
“And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:19: wood, laid, over
“Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. trouble: or, poverty”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:19: stone, behold, over
“But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:19: wood, stone, gold
“And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:19: wood, laid, over
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