parable. Hebrew. mashal.
proverb. enigma. Hebrew. hidah, as in Psalms 78:2.
Woe. Note the five woes in verses: Habakkuk 2:6; Habakkuk 2:9; Habakkuk 2:12, Hab 6:15, Hab 6:19.
how long? i.e. for his time is short.
thick clay. pledges. Reference to Pentateuch App-92. Occurs in this form only here. Compare other forms in Deuteronomy 15 and 24, where it occurs nine times with. cognate meaning, and in Joel 2:7.