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16 You are filled with dishonor instead of glory.
    So go ahead,[a] drink and be naked!
    The Lord[b] will turn against you,
    and utter disgrace will debase your reputation.[c]
17 Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you,
    and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you—[d]
because you shed human blood
    and did violence to[e] the land, to the city, and to all who live in it.”

Judgment on the Idol Maker

18 “Where is the benefit in owning[f] a carved image,
    that motivates its maker to carve[g] it?
It is only a cast image—
    a teacher that lies—
because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving,
    crafting speechless idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:16 The Heb. lacks go ahead
  2. Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. The power of the Lord’s right hand
  3. Habakkuk 2:16 Lit. will come upon your glory
  4. Habakkuk 2:17 The Heb. lacks you
  5. Habakkuk 2:17 Lit. violence of
  6. Habakkuk 2:18 The Heb. lacks owning
  7. Habakkuk 2:18 Lit. because its maker carved