Habakkuk 2:1

2 Corinthians 13:3; 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 9:17; 2 Samuel 18:24; Galatians 1:16; Habakkuk 1:12-17; Isaiah 21:11; Isaiah 21:12; Isaiah 21:5; Isaiah 21:8; Isaiah 62:6; Jeremiah 12:1; Job 23:5-7; Job 31:35; Job 31:37; Psalms 73:16; Psalms 73:17; Psalms 85:8

Related Commentaries of Habakkuk 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will stand - , i. e. I would stand now, as a servant awaiting his master, Upon my watch - or, keep ( Isaiah 21:8 . משׁמר in the same sens...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will stand upon my (a) watch, and seat myself upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am repro...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Oracle from Yahweh. Unable to explain the mystery, the prophet stations himself on his watch-tower, and looks for the revelation of God's purpo...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

watch . watch-tower; referring to the place. set me . take my station. tower . fortress. watch . look out; referring to the act. keep outlook....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

We have seen in the first chapter Habakkuk 1:2 that the Prophet said in the name of all the faithful. It was indeed a hard struggle, when all...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. I...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will stand upon my watch, &c.— I stood upon my watch, and continued upon the tower; and I looked to see what the Lord would say unto me, and...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Faith Triumphant 1-4. The view from the watchtower. 1 . The prophet climbs his tower, for he must reach a vantage point, if he is to contemplate...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Tower. — The practice of ascending a high place to secure an extensive view suggests the figure here. (See 2 Kings 9:17 ; 2 Samuel 18:24 .) I...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk 1:2-17 ; Habakkuk 2:1-4 (or 8) Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Just Shall Live by Faith” Habakkuk 2:1-20 Having prayed, the prophet expected an answer and looked out for it. When it came, there would b...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this first division of the Book we have the prophet's statement of the problems which vexed his soul. The first was the apparent indifference of J...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Prophet in the preceding Chapter having offered up his prayer; in this is represented as waiting for his answer. The Lord grants him a...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ON THE WATCH-TOWER ‘I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what He will say unto me, and what I shall answer...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will stand upon my watch ,.... These are the words of the prophet: so the Targum introduces them, "the prophet said;'' and this he said in chara...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will stand upon my watch The Hebrews often express one thing by a multiplicity of words, as here several expressions are used to signify the same...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Waiting upon God; The People Directed. B. C. 600....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBHeb; HABAKKUK CHAPTER 2 Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, Habakkuk 2:1 , is showed that he must wait in faith, Habakkuk 2:2-4 . The ju...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk Looks Anxiously For The Answer To His Questions ( Habakkuk 2:1-5 ) Habakkuk 2:1 ‘I will stand on my watch, And settle myself on the t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Watch] As those ascending high places to look into the distance ( 2 Kings 9:17 ; 2 Samuel 18:24 ). Set] Plant myself firmly. T...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 2:1 I. The prophet Habakkuk defines for us what the position of that man's mind must be, who would catch the deep, still messages of whi...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Habakkuk 2:1 . I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 2:1 . I will stand upon my watch. The ancient nations often had no great confidence in what is now called, The faith of treaties. The Is...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower. Awaiting the Lord’s message Nothing definite is known of this man Habakkuk. In the text...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Habakkuk 2:1-35 § 5. The prophet, waiting for an answer to his expostulation, is bidden to write the oracle in plain characters...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will stand upon my watch, as an observer on a solitary height, and set me upon the tower, on the pinnacle of a fortress, where he would have an u...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Introduction and the First Woe
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Upon my watch — I will stand as a watchman on my watch — tower. He — The Lord. Reproved — Called to give an account of the mysteriousness of provid...

¹ I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,a and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

Related Commentaries of Habakkuk 2:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Habakkuk 2:1