Habakkuk 2:13 (YLT)

Passage

Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:11 For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.

Habakkuk 2:12 Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.

Habakkuk 2:13 Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

Habakkuk 2:14 For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover <FI>the bottom of<Fi> a sea.

Habakkuk 2:15 Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hosts", "peoples", "fatigued", "fire", "nations", "vanity", and "weary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hosts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Woe FI to Fi him who is..." into verse 14's "For full is the earth of the...", so "jehovah" and "hosts" 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 "jehovah" and "hosts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.