Habakkuk 2:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Habakkuk 2:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Habakkuk 2:20 is a verse from the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. let...: Heb. be silent all the earth befo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Habakkuk 2:20 — KJV
“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. let...: Heb. be silent all the earth before him”
— Habakkuk 2:20 (KJV)
Habakkuk 2:20 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 2:20
“Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. all ye...: Heb. ye people, all of them all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:20: lord, holy, temple
“And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. shall be howlings: Heb. shall howl with...: Heb. be silent”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:20: lord, temple, silence
“Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. his...: Heb. the habitation of his holiness”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:20: lord, holy, before
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. according...: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:20: lord, let, before
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with Habakkuk 2:20: lord, let, before
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