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Atomic Bible
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple;
from Woe to the Chaldeans, Habakkuk 2:6-20
What it says

The LORD is in His holy temple, and all the earth must keep silence before Him.

What it is doing

This verse ends the chapter by exalting the living God above idols and empires.

In context

6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, 7Will not your creditors suddenly arise 8Because you have plundered many nations, 9Woe to him who builds his house 10You have plotted shame for your house 11For the stones will cry out from the wall, 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed 13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts 14For the earth will be filled 15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, 16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. 17For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, 18What use is an idol, 19Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ 20But the LORD is in His holy temple;