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Habakkuk 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Habakkuk 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 The proud man’s heart is not upright,
but the righteous man will live
because of his faith.[a]
Warning to the Arrogant
5 Moreover, wealth is treacherous;
those who are arrogant do not endure.
They open their throats as wide as Sheol
and are as unstable as death.
They gather to themselves all the nations
and make a harvest of all the peoples.
6 Everyone should taunt such people
and turn on them with mockery and say,
“Woe to you who store up
what is not your own.
Woe to you who enrich yourself
with goods taken in pledge.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:4 St. Paul takes this promise and gives it a new application: it is faith that “justifies,” that is, saves human beings from sin and gives them the life of God (Gal 3:11; Rom 1:17).
Habakkuk 2:4-6
New International Version
Habakkuk 2:4-6
New International Version
4 “See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person(A) will live by his faithfulness[a](B)—
5 indeed, wine(C) betrays him;
he is arrogant(D) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and like death is never satisfied,(E)
he gathers to himself all the nations
and takes captive(F) all the peoples.
6 “Will not all of them taunt(G) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!(H)
How long must this go on?’
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith
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