Habakkuk 2:19
“Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Habakkuk 2:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wehe dem, der zum Holze spricht: Wache auf! Zum schweigenden Steine: Erwache! Er sollte lehren? Siehe, er ist mit Gold und Silber überzogen, und gar kein Odem ist in seinem Innern.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¡Ay del que dice al palo: Despiértate; y á la piedra muda: Levántate! ¿Podrá él enseñar? He aquí él está cubierto de oro y plata, y no hay dentro de él espíritu.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ai daquele que diz ao pedaço de madeira: Desperta-te; e à pedra muda: Levanta-te! Poderá essa coisa ensinar? Eis que está coberta de ouro e prata, mas não há dentro dela espírito algum.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
'Ai daquele que diz à madeira: Desperta! Ou à pedra muda: Levanta-te!' Por acaso essas coisas ensinam? Vê! Estão cobertas de ouro e de prata, mas não há fôlego algum nelas.
📖 Habakkuk 2:19 in Context
17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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