Habakkuk 2:20
What does Habakkuk 2:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Habakkuk 2:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But Jehovah is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him!
Context
v.19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 115:3
But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
- Jonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
- Isaiah 6:1
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
- Zephaniah 1:7
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.
- Psalms 76:8
Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
- Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
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