Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
filled	תִּמָּלֵ֣א ti.ma.Le'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
knowledge	לָדַ֖עַת la.Da.'at	H3045	to know (properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
glory	כְּב֣וֹד ke.Vod	H3519	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
waters	כַּמַּ֖יִם ka.Ma.yim	H4325	water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
cover	יְכַסּ֥וּ ye.kha.Su	H3680	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sea	יָֽם Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the s…
Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Psalms 86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
Zechariah 14:8-9 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the…
Psalms 67:1-2 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:5-14

The prophet having had orders to write the vision, and the people to wait for the accomplishment of it, the vision itself follows; and it is, as divers other prophecies we have met with, the burden of Babylon and Babylon's king, the same that was said to pass over and offend, Hab 1:11. It reads the doom, some think, of Nebuchadnezzar, who was principally active in the destruction of Jerusalem, or of that monarchy, or of the whole kingdom of the Chaldeans, or of all such proud and oppressive powers as bear hard upon any people, especially upon God's people. Observe, I. The charge laid down against this enemy, upon which the sentence is grounded, Hab 1:5. The lusts of the flesh, the lusts of t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Habakkuk 2:14

Adapted from Isa 11:9. Here the sense is, "The Jews shall be restored and the temple rebuilt, so that God's glory in saving His people, and punishing their Chaldean foe, shall be manifested throughout the world," of which the Babylonian empire formed the greatest part; a type of the ultimate full manifestation of His glory in the final salvation of Israel and His Church, and the destruction of all their foes. waters cover the sea--namely, the bottom of the sea; the sea-bed.

Adam Clarke on Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled - This is a singular and important verse. It may be first applied to Babylon. God's power and providence shall be widely displayed in the destruction of this city and empire, in the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar, Dan 4:37, and in the captivity and restoration of his people. See Newcome, and see Isa 11:9. Secondly. It may be applied to the glorious days of the Messiah. The land of Judea should by his preaching, and that of his disciples, be filled with the knowledge of God. God's great design fully discovered, and the scheme of salvation amply explained. Thirdly. It may be applied to the universal spread of the Gospel over the habitable globe; when the fullness o…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Church, The · Extent of, predicted — Extent of, predicted
Glory Of God, The · The knowledge of, shall fill the earth — The knowledge of, shall fill the earth
Sea, The · Illustrative: (Covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days — Illustrative: (Covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
Water · Illustrative: (Covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God — Illustrative: (Covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Habakkuk 2:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:5-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Habakkuk 2:14

Adam Clarke on Habakkuk 2:14

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Habakkuk 2:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:5-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Habakkuk 2:14

Adam Clarke on Habakkuk 2:14

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Habakkuk 2:14

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