Acts 13:41 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

These words are cited from that place in Habakkuk, according to the reading of the Septuagint, St. Paul not being willing to alter the words, the Jews that were dispersed being so, used to that translation, especially the sense being the same with the original Hebrew. This quotation of the apostle might also be taken from Isaiah 28:14,16. Ye despisers; for which cause, in that place of Habakkuk they are commanded to consider the heathen, and are sent to school unto them they contemned so much, who had had God for their teacher, had they not despised his word. And wonder; grow pale for shame and fear. And perish; ye shall be destroyed by the Romans your enemies, as your ancestors were by their enemies. A work in your days; this work was a work of God's just revenge on them then, by the Chaldeans; but threatened to come on these (without repentance) by the Romans. Which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you; which destruction should be so great, that it was incredible to them now, though it should have been told them.