Habakkuk 2:6 “Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mocke…”

Habakkuk 2:6

Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

World English Bible

Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’

American Standard Version

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!

Geneva Bible 1599

Shall not all these take vp a parable against him, and a tanting prouerbe against him, and say, Ho, he that increaseth that which is not his? howe long? and hee that ladeth himselfe with thicke clay?

Darby Translation

Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? — and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!

Young's Literal Translation

Do not these — all of them — against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe [to] him who is multiplying [what is] not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

Bible in Basic English

Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

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Cross references

“take”

Numbers 23:7 Isaiah 14:4–19 Jeremiah 29:22 Jeremiah 50:13 Micah 2:4 Numbers 23:18

Numbers 23:7 · BSB

And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

Isaiah 14:4–19 · BSB

you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!

Jeremiah 29:22 · BSB

Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

Jeremiah 50:13 · BSB

Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.

Micah 2:4 · BSB

In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields t…

Numbers 23:18 · BSB

Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.

“that increaseth”

Job 20:15–29 Habakkuk 1:15 Job 22:6–10 Proverbs 22:16 James 5:1–4 Habakkuk 1:9

Job 20:15–29 · BSB

He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.

Habakkuk 1:15 · BSB

The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

Job 22:6–10 · BSB

For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

Proverbs 22:16 · BSB

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

James 5:1–4 · BSB

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Habakkuk 1:9 · BSB

All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.

“how”

Psalm 94:3 Luke 12:20 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 1 Peter 4:7

Psalm 94:3 · BSB

How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

Luke 12:20 · BSB

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

1 Corinthians 7:29–31 · BSB

What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

1 Peter 4:7 · BSB

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

“ladeth”

Habakkuk 2:13 Isaiah 44:20 Isaiah 55:2

Habakkuk 2:13 · BSB

Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

Isaiah 44:20 · BSB

He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

Isaiah 55:2 · BSB

Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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

In context

5and 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.

7Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

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