Habakkuk 2:2 (GNV)

Passage

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

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.

Habakkuk 2:4 Beholde, he that lifteth vp himselfe, his minde is not vpright in him, but the iust shall liue by his fayth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "answered", "sayde", "write", "vision", "make", "plaine", and "vpon". 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 vpon my watch and..." into verse 3's "For the vision is yet for an...", 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.