Habakkuk 2:13
Habakkuk · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”Habakkuk 2:13
What Does Habakkuk 2:13 Mean?
Habakkuk 2:13 is found in the book of Habakkuk, chapter 2, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Habakkuk 2:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 55:2“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”Jeremiah 51:58“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.”Proverbs 21:30“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”Ecclesiastes 5:11“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”Isaiah 50:11“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”Genesis 11:6“And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”Job 5:13“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Psalms 127:1“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”Isaiah 41:5“The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.”Jeremiah 9:5“And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.”Malachi 1:4“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”1 Thessalonians 2:1“For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:”Leviticus 26:20“And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.”Ecclesiastes 1:3“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”Jeremiah 12:13“They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”Ezekiel 24:12“She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”2 Samuel 15:31“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”Job 28:3“He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.”
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