For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
What does Habakkuk 2:3 mean?
When tossed and perplexed with doubts about the methods of Providence, we must watch against temptations to be impatient.
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Keep this verse inside Habakkuk 2:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an (the) appointed time - o Not for the present, but to develop itself in the course of time, down to a season which God only knows; as it is subsequently repeated ( Daniel 11:27 , for it is for the appointed time, Daniel 11:35 ), "for the end is yet for the appointed time Daniel 8:19 ; for it is for the appointed time of the end;" and is explained Daniel 10:1 , Daniel 10:14 , "for the vision is yet for the days Daniel 8:26 ; for it is for many days Ezekiel 12:27 ; the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth, is for many days and he prophesieth of the times far off;" yet it should haste toward the end, toward its fulfillment, so that, if it is not at once fulfilled, it should be surely waited for.
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Context in Habakkuk 2
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Habakkuk 2 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as second complaint and vision. Habakkuk begins in protest, receives the vision of the righteous living by faith, and ends in a great prayer of trembling trust. Read this chapter with the wider themes of faith, justice, and waiting in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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