The Meaning of Habakkuk 2:11 Explained

Habakkuk 2:11

KJV: For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

YLT: For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.

Darby: For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

ASV: For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Habakkuk 2:11?

MEANING: What does Habakkuk 2:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Habakkuk 2:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Habakkuk 2:11?

What is the context of Habakkuk 2:11?

Judgment on Those who Think They are Safe (Habakkuk 2:9-11)
The Five Woe Oracles (Habakkuk 2:6-20)
Woe to the Chaldeans (Habakkuk 2:6-20)
Woe to the Wicked (Habakkuk 2:5-20)
The Lord’s Second Reply (Habakkuk 2:2-20)
The Lord’s Answer (Habakkuk 2:2-20)
The Righteous Will Live by Faith (Habakkuk 2:1-20)
God Answers the Prophet (Habakkuk 2:1-20)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

What does Habakkuk 2:11 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The stones and woodwork taken from other nations to build the Babylonians" fortresses and palaces would serve as visual witnesses to the sinful invasions that brought them to Babylon. They would testify to the guilt of the Babylonians in the day that Yahweh would bring Babylon to judgment. Ostentatious buildings and cities make statements about their builders.

Context Summary

Habakkuk 2:1-20 - "the Just Shall Live By Faith"

Having prayed, the prophet expected an answer and looked out for it. When it came, there would be no mistaking it. But until we see eye to eye, we must live by simple faith in God. Note that wonderful clause in Habakkuk 2:4, which is referred to so often afterward. See Romans 1:17; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:11. Life in this age, as in that, may be obtained and maintained by faith in the ever-living God. Through long waiting-times the only source of continued life is the faith which draws all from God. From Habakkuk 2:5 onwards, the prophet enumerates Babylon's sins: her pride, love of strong drink, rapacity, and violence. It could not be God's will that the mighty city should flourish on the anguish of the world.

From scenes of anarchy and riot which foretell Chaldea's doom, we pass into Jehovah's temple, where peaceful silence reigns! Let us live in that secret place! "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Habakkuk 2

¹ Unto Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is shown that he must wait by faith
⁵ The judgment upon the Chaldean for unsatiableness,
⁹ for covetousness,
¹² for cruelty,
¹⁵ for drunkenness,
¹⁸ and for idolatry

What do the individual words in Habakkuk 2:11 mean?

For the stone from the wall will cry out and the beam from the timbers will answer it -

כִּי־ אֶ֖בֶן מִקִּ֣יר תִּזְעָ֑ק וְכָפִ֖יס מֵעֵ֥ץ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה פ

אֶ֖בֶן	the stone
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶבֶן Sense: stone (large or small).
מִקִּ֣יר	from the wall
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: קִיר Sense: wall, side.
תִּזְעָ֑ק	will cry out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: זָעַק Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
וְכָפִ֖יס	and the beam
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: כָּפִיס Sense: rafter, girder (meaning dubious).
מֵעֵ֥ץ	from the timbers
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
יַעֲנֶֽנָּה	will answer it
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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