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Habakkuk 2:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Habakkuk 2:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Trouble for Evil People
5 Wine[a] is treacherous,
and arrogant people
are never satisfied.
They are no less greedy
than death itself—
they open their mouths as wide
as the world of the dead
and swallow everyone.
6 But they will be mocked
with these words:
You're doomed!
You stored up stolen goods
and cheated others
of what belonged to them.
7 But without warning,
those you owe
will demand payment.
Then you will become
a frightened victim.
Footnotes
- 2.5 Wine: The Standard Hebrew Text; the Dead Sea Scrolls “Wealth.”
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