Habakkuk 2:14 (LSB)

Passage

For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, As the waters cover the sea.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with injustice!

Habakkuk 2:13 Is it not, behold, from Yahweh of hosts That peoples toil for fire, And nations grow weary for nothing?

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, As the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:15 “Woe to you who make your neighbors drink, Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk So as to look on their nakedness!

Habakkuk 2:16 You will be filled with disgrace rather than glory. Now you yourself drink and expose your own nakedness. The cup in Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, And utter disgrace will come upon your glory.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "earth", "filled", "knowledge", "glory", "yahweh", "waters", and "cover". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "earth" and "filled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Is it not behold from Yahweh of..." into verse 15's "Woe to you who make your neighbors...", so "earth" and "filled" 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 "earth" and "filled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.