Habakkuk 2:5 meaning and explanation
and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
Habakkuk 2:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is answering Habakkuk's complaint about Babylon's cruelty. Verse 5 continues the description begun in verse 4: the proud one is the Babylonian king, whose wealth and conquests betray him.
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