Habakkuk 2:13 Meaning
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?
Context Explained
11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13Behold, 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?
14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Both verses emphasize the vanity of human efforts apart from God.
Matthew 6:33
Jesus teaches to seek first the kingdom of God, contrasting with laboring for vanity.
1 Corinthians 3:13
This verse discusses the testing of works, similar to the futility of laboring without God.
Source: Habakkuk 2:13