Habakkuk 2:20
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Study Note
'But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him' — the verse stands as a majestic rebuttal to the idol-polemic of verses 18–19, where idols are described as deaf, dumb, and dead. God's presence in the temple (qodesh heykal) represents the living, enthroned sovereign whose reality silences all competing claims to divine authority. The call to universal silence (has) is an ancient Near Eastern formula for awestruck reverence before a superior, and in the context of Habakkuk's theodicy (why does God allow Babylon's wickedness?) it grounds the prophet's final trust in divine sovereignty transcending human comprehension — the foundation for the great doxology of Habakkuk 3.
Otras traducciones
But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!
But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.
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