Habakkuk 2:14 Meaning
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Context Explained
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!
16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 11:9
Both verses proclaim that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord.
Habakkuk 2:14
This verse is a direct echo of the promise of God's glory filling the earth.
Colossians 1:27
This verse speaks of Christ in us, the hope of glory, linking to the knowledge of God's glory.
Source: Habakkuk 2:14