Habakkuk 2:2 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:1 I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me.

Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.

Habakkuk 2:3 For as yet the vision is far off, and it shall appear at the end, and shall not lie: if it make any delay, wait for it: for it shall surely come, and it shall not be slack.

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "answered", "said", "write", "vision", "make", "plain", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "I will stand upon my watch and..." into verse 3's "For as yet the vision is far...", so "lord" and "answered" belong inside that flow. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.