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Habakkuk 2:14
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For the earth will be filledwith the knowledge of the Lord’s glory,as the water covers the sea.
For the eretz will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters couer the Sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord , as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
"For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
Then, just as water covers the sea, people everywhere will know the Lord 's glory.
"But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lorde, as the waters couer the sea.
"For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be filledWith the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh,As the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the Lord .
For the earth will be as full of the knowledge of Adonai 's glory as water covering the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
Then people everywhere will know about the Glory of the Lord . This news will spread just as water spreads out into the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
But the earth will be as full of the knowledge of the Lord 's glory as the seas are full of water.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, like the waters covering the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shalbe filled with the knowledge of the glorie of the Lorde, as the waters couer the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord; it shall cover them as water.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
For the erthe schal be fillid, that it knowe the glorie of the Lord, as watris hilynge the see.
For the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
For recognition of the Lord 's sovereign majesty will fill the earth just as the waters fill up the sea.
For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.
For the earth will be filled with knowing of the Lord's shining-greatness, as the waters cover the sea.
But the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord , as the waters cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, - as, the waters, cover the sea.
For the earth shall be filled, that men may know the glory of the Lord, as waters covering the sea.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover [the bottom of] a sea.
For the earth shalbe full of knowlege of the LORDES honoure, like as the waters that couer the see.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the earth: Psalms 22:27, Psalms 67:1, Psalms 67:2, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 86:9, Psalms 98:1-3, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 11:9, Zechariah 14:8, Zechariah 14:9, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 15:4
with the knowledge of the glory: or, by knowing the glory
Reciprocal: Numbers 14:21 - all the Psalms 57:5 - thy glory Psalms 97:6 - all the Psalms 113:3 - General Psalms 145:6 - And men Isaiah 12:5 - this is known Isaiah 19:21 - Lord shall Isaiah 35:2 - they shall Isaiah 40:5 - the glory Jeremiah 31:34 - for they Ezekiel 43:2 - the earth Ezekiel 47:5 - waters to swim in Micah 2:9 - my glory Zephaniah 3:9 - that Matthew 6:9 - Hallowed Luke 11:2 - Hallowed Galatians 4:9 - ye have Colossians 1:10 - increasing 1 Timothy 2:4 - the knowledge Hebrews 8:11 - for all
Cross-References
From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—
Ishmael's descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.
It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River.
Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River,
And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,.... Of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ; of the glory of his person, as the Son of God, and truly God; which is essential to him, and underived; the same with his Father's, and what transcends the glory of all created beings; and of the glory of his office as Mediator, which itself is glorious and honourable: and this his glory lies in his fitness for it; in his faithful performance of it, and the honour given him by his Father upon it; as well as in the fulness of grace in him, which makes him appear glorious to his people; and who are continually giving glory to him as the Lord their righteousness, by exercising faith on his righteousness, and glorying in it; and as their only Saviour and Redeemer, by looking to him, and believing in him as such; and as the only Head of the church, by owning and holding to him; and as the only Mediator between God and man, by making use of him for that purpose, and not angels and saints; and as their Prophet, by hearkening to his voice, yielding a subjection to his Gospel, and submission to his ordinances; and as their Priest, by dealing with his blood and sacrifice for the atonement and pardon of their sins; and as their King, by obedience to his commands; and who will now take to himself his great power, and reign gloriously before his saints; the glory of his kingly office will be now seen and known, when this prophecy shall have its full accomplishment, and which seems greatly intended. The "knowledge" of all this glory will not be a mere notional and speculative one, but special and spiritual; an experimental knowledge, accompanied with affection, approbation, confidence, and appropriation: and "the earth will be filled with" this; that is, the inhabitants of it: this had an accomplishment in part in the times of the apostles, when they were sent into all the world to preach the Gospel to every creature, and diffused the savour of the knowledge of Christ everywhere; and had a further accomplishment in the times of Constantine, when the whole Roman empire, or all the world, became Christians; and again at the time of the Reformation, when many nations, especially in Europe, were freed from Popish darkness by the pure light of the Gospel; but will have its final accomplishment in the latter day; and which will bring on the destruction of antichrist, and seems here intended; since this is given as a reason why it will be all labour in vain to attempt the prevention of it. It will be by means of the Gospel spreading the knowledge of Christ everywhere that antichrist will fall; this is the brightness of Christ's coming, with which he will be destroyed; hence the angel, with the everlasting Gospel to preach to all nations, and with whose glory the whole earth will be lightened, is represented as preceding the fall of Babylon, and as the means of it; see 2 Thessalonians 2:8 and the great spread and large abundance of this knowledge communicated by the preaching of the Gospel is thus illustrated and exemplified,
as the waters cover the sea; expressing the nature of Gospel doctrines, revealing the glory of Christ and his grace, which, like waters, refresh and make fruitful; and the force and power of them, bearing down all before them, like an inundation of water when it breaks its banks; and likewise the depths of them, these being the deep things of God; and more especially the general spread and large abundance of them, and of the knowledge conveyed by them; which will fill the earth, as the waters of the sea fill up and cover the vast chasm prepared for them; see
Isaiah 11:9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord - Habakkuk modifies in a degree the words of Isaiah which he embodies, marking that the destruction of Babylon was a stage only toward the coming of those good things which God taught His people to long for, not their very coming. All the world should be then full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, not, as yet, wholly of Himself Jerome: âWhen Babylon shall be overthrown, then shall the power of the might of the Lord be known unto all. So shall the whole earth be filled with the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the bottom of the sea. This as to the letter. But it is plain, that the Devil also and antichrist, and the perverse teaching of heretics, built a city in blood; i. e, their own Church, with the destruction of those whom they deceive ... But when they fail in the fire (either this fire which is felt, or consumed in the fire of the devil their prince, or burned up with the fire whereof the Lord says, âI came to send a fire upon the earth,â and so brought back from their former course, and doing penitence), the whole earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, when, at the preaching of the apostles, their âsound shall go out into all the world,â as waters covering the sea, i. e., all the saltness and bitterness of the world which Satan had rained down and the earth had drunk, the waters of the Lord shall cover, and cause the place of their ancient bitterness not to appear.â
Rup.: ââFor the Spirit of the Lord filled the earth,â and when He filled it, âthe earth was filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,â so that unlearned and ignorant men became wise and eloquent, and earthly became heavenly, yea, they who were earth became heaven, knowing the glory of the Lord, declaring the glory of God, not any how, but as waters cover the sea. Great as must be waters, which would cover the sea, or compared to which the sea were nothing, far greater is the miracle, when the abundance of heavenly wisdom, given to the simple, surpassed the sea, i. e., the wisdom of all mankind.â This verse being already a received image of the spread of the gospel Isaiah 11:9, it would of itself be understood to include this also; but more generally, it declares how upon all the judgments of God, a larger knowledge of Him would follow Cyril: âAll things are full of Christ, who is the Glory of the Father; wherefore also He said John 17:4, I have glorified Thee on earth, I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 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, Daniel 4:37, and in the captivity and restoration of his people. See Newcome, and see Isaiah 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 fulness of the Gentiles should be brought in, and the Jews gathered in with that fulness. The earth cannot perish till every continent, island, and inhabitant, is illuminated with the light of the Gospel.
