Habakkuk 2:6
Habakkuk · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!”Habakkuk 2:6
What Does Habakkuk 2:6 Mean?
Habakkuk 2:6 is found in the book of Habakkuk, chapter 2, verse 6 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 2:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 20:21“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”Proverbs 10:22“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”Proverbs 13:11“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”Isaiah 10:1“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”Micah 2:4“In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.”Numbers 23:7“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”Job 20:15“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”Proverbs 10:3“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.”Isaiah 14:4“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!”Jeremiah 29:22“And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”Jeremiah 50:13“Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.”Matthew 13:3“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”Numbers 21:27“Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:”Numbers 23:18“And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:”Joshua 7:11“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.”Joshua 7:25“And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.”2 Kings 5:24“And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.”Job 18:15“It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.”Job 22:6“For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.”
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