Habakkuk 2:6 (LSB)

Passage

“Will not all of these lift up a taunt‑song against him, Even satire and riddles against him And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his— For how long— And makes himself rich with loans?’

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:4 “Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.

Habakkuk 2:5 And indeed, wine betrays the haughty man So that he does not stay at home. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He also gathers to himself all nations And assembles to himself all peoples.

Habakkuk 2:6 “Will not all of these lift up a taunt‑song against him, Even satire and riddles against him And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his— For how long— And makes himself rich with loans?’

Habakkuk 2:7 Will not your creditors rise up suddenly, And those who make you tremble awaken? Indeed, you will become spoil for them.

Habakkuk 2:8 Because you have taken many nations as spoil, All that is left of the peoples will take you as spoil— Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lift", "taunt", "song", "against", "even", "satire", and "riddles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lift" and "taunt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And indeed wine betrays the haughty man..." into verse 7's "Will not your creditors rise up suddenly...", so "lift" and "taunt" 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 "lift" and "taunt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.