Habakkuk 2:19 meaning and explanation
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
Habakkuk 2:19, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Habakkuk has been told to write down a vision, and the LORD now pronounces a series of woes on Babylon, the proud empire that plunders nations. Here the prophet mocks the idolater who speaks to a carved image as though it were alive, crying "Awake!" and "Arise!" to something that cannot hear.
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