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Judgment on the Violent

15 “Woe to the one who supplies his neighbor with a drink!
    You are forcing your bottle[a] on him,[b]
        making him drunk so you can see them naked.
16 You are filled with dishonor instead of glory.
    So go ahead,[c] drink and be naked!
    The Lord[d] will turn against you,
    and utter disgrace will debase your reputation.[e]
17 Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you,
    and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you—[f]
because you shed human blood
    and did violence to[g] the land, to the city, and to all who live in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:15 Lit. wine skin
  2. Habakkuk 2:15 The Heb. lacks on him
  3. Habakkuk 2:16 The Heb. lacks go ahead
  4. Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. The power of the Lord’s right hand
  5. Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. will come upon your glory
  6. Habakkuk 2:17 The Heb. lacks you
  7. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit. violence of