Habakkuk 2:1 (GNV)

Passage

I will stand vpon my watch, and set me vpon the towre, and wil looke and see what he would say vnto mee, and what I shall answere to him that rebuketh me.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:1 I will stand vpon my watch, and set me vpon the towre, and wil looke and see what he would say vnto mee, and what I shall answere to him that rebuketh me.

Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me, and sayde, Write the vision, and make it plaine vpon tables, that he may runne that readeth it.

Habakkuk 2:3 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stand", "vpon", "watch", "towre", "looke", "vnto", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stand" and "vpon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the Lord answered me and sayde...", so "stand" and "vpon" should be read forward into that movement. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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