Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and d…”

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

World English Bible

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

American Standard Version

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the last it shall speake, and not lie: though it tarie, waite: for it shall surely come, and shall not stay.

Darby Translation

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay.

Young's Literal Translation

For yet the vision [is] for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.

Bible in Basic English

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

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Cross references

“the vision”

Daniel 10:14 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8 Acts 1:7 Daniel 8:19 Daniel 11:35 Galatians 4:2

Daniel 10:14 · BSB

Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”

2 Thessalonians 2:6–8 · BSB

And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

Acts 1:7 · BSB

Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

Daniel 8:19 · BSB

and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.

Daniel 11:35 · BSB

Some of the wise will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

Galatians 4:2 · BSB

He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

“but”

Psalm 102:13 Jeremiah 25:12–14 Exodus 12:41 Hebrews 10:36

Psalm 102:13 · BSB

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.

Jeremiah 25:12–14 · BSB

But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

Exodus 12:41 · BSB

At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.

Hebrews 10:36 · BSB

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

“wait”

Psalm 27:14 Micah 7:7 Isaiah 30:18 Luke 2:25 2 Kings 6:33 Psalm 130:5

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Micah 7:7 · BSB

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Isaiah 30:18 · BSB

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Luke 2:25 · BSB

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

2 Kings 6:33 · BSB

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

Psalm 130:5 · BSB

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

“it will surely”

2 Peter 2:3 Luke 18:7 Luke 18:8

2 Peter 2:3 · BSB

In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

Luke 18:7 · BSB

Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

Luke 18:8 · BSB

I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

Also

Ezekiel 12:25 Daniel 8:17

Ezekiel 12:25 · BSB

because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Daniel 8:17 · BSB

As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —

Read Habakkuk 2