Habakkuk 2 · Verse 14

Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14, King James Version

Habakkuk 2:14 in other translations

BSBFor the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
WEBFor the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.
ASVFor the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
YLTFor full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover the bottom of a sea.
DARBYFor the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
BBEFor the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
WebsterFor the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

What does Habakkuk 2:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Adapted from Is 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 of the Gentiles should be brought in, and the Jews gathered in with that fullness. The earth cannot perish till every continent, island, and inhabitant, is illuminated with the light of the Gospel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Habakkuk 2:5-14

The prophet reads the doom of all proud and oppressive powers that bear hard upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, are the entangling snares of men; and we find him that led Israel captive, himself led captive by each of these. No more of what we have is to be reckoned ours, than what we come honestly by. Riches are but clay, thick clay; what are gold and silver but…

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Habakkuk 2:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֚יkiforH3588
תִּמָּלֵ֣אti.ma.Le'it will be filledH4390
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
לָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atto knowH3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כְּב֣וֹדke.Vod[the] glory ofH3519
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimlike <the> watersH4325
יְכַסּ֥וּye.kha.Su[which] they coverH3680
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יָֽם\׃\ \סYam[the] seaH3220

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Habakkuk 2:14

  • 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 sea.

  • 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 hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

  • 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, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 67:1-2

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

  • Revelation 15:4

    Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  • Psalms 98:1-3

    A Psalm. O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

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the earth.
Ps 22:27; 67:1,2; 72:19; 86:9; 98:1-3; Isa 6:3; 11:9; Zec 14:8,9
Re 11:15; 15:4
with the knowledge of the glory. or, by knowing the glory.

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Context

  • Habakkuk 2:13

    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?

  • Habakkuk 2:14

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

  • Habakkuk 2:15

    Woe 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!

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Habakkuk 2:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque la tierra será llena de conocimiento de la gloria de Jehová, como las aguas cubren la mar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car la terre sera pleine de la connaissance de la gloire de l’ Éternel, comme les eaux couvrent le fond de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn die Erde wird voll werden von der Erkenntnis der Herrlichkeit Jehovas, gleichwie die Wasser den Meeresgrund bedecken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia replebitur terra, ut cognoscant gloriam Domini, quasi aquæ operientes mare.