Habakkuk 2:1

Easy To Read Version

“I will stand like a guard and watch.\par I will wait to see what the Lord\par will say to me.\par I will wait and learn how he answers\par my questions.”\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:24

David was sitting between the two gates {of the city}. The watchman went up to the roof over the gate walls. The watchman looked up and saw a man running alone.

2 Kings 17:9

The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God. And those things were wrong!

2 Kings 9:17

A guard was standing on the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu’s large group coming. He said, “I see a large group of people!”

Job 31:35

“Oh, I wish someone would listen to me!\par Let me explain my side.\par I wish God All-Powerful\par would answer me.\par I wish he would write down\par what he thinks I did wrong.\par

Job 31:37

If God did that, then I could explain\par everything that I have done.\par I could come to God like a leader\par with my head held high.\par

Psalm 5:3

Every morning, Lord,\par I lay my gifts before you\par and look to you \{for help\}.\par And every morning,\par you hear my prayers.\par

Psalm 85:8

I heard what the Lord God said.\par He said there would be peace\par for his people and loyal followers.\par So they must not go back to their foolish\par way of living.\par

Psalm 85:9

God will soon save his followers.\par We will soon live with honor on our land.\par

Isaiah 21:5

\{The people think everything is fine.\par The people are saying,\}\par “Prepare the table!\par Eat and Drink!”\par \{At the same time\par the soldiers are saying,\}\par “Post the guard!\par Officers, get up\par and polish your shields!”\par

Isaiah 21:6

My Master said to me, “Go find a man to guard this city. He must report whatever he sees.

Isaiah 21:8

\{Then one day, the guard called out the warning,\} “Lion!” \{The guard said,\} “My Master, every day I have been in the watchtower {\cf2\super [206]} watching. Every night I have been standing and guarding, but …

Isaiah 62:6

“Jerusalem, I put guards (prophets)\par on your walls.\par Those guards will not be silent.\par They will keep praying day and night.”\par

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par

Jeremiah 6:17

I chose watchmen to watch over you.\par I told them,\par ‘Listen for the sound of the war trumpet.’\par But they said,\par ‘We will not listen!’\par

Ezekiel 3:17

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [28]} I am making you a watchman {\cf2\super [29]} for Israel. I will tell you about bad things that will happen to them. And you must warn Israel about those things.

Ezekiel 33:7

“Now, Son of man, {\cf2\super [266]} I am choosing you to be a watchman for the family of Israel. If you hear a message from my mouth, you must warn the people for me.

Micah 7:7

So I will look to the Lord \{for help\}!\par I will wait for God to save me.\par My God will hear me.\par

2 Corinthians 13:3

You want proof that Christ is speaking through me. \{My proof is that\} Christ is not weak in \{punishing\} you. But Christ is powerful among you.

Galatians 1:16

to tell the Good News {\cf2\super [6]} about his Son (Jesus) to the non-Jewish people. So God let me see and learn about his Son. When God called me, I did not get advice or help from any person.