Habakkuk 2:3

Good News Translation

Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:33

He had hardly finished saying this, when the king arrived and said, “It's the Lord who has brought this trouble on us! Why should I wait any longer for him to do something?”

Psalm 102:13

You will rise and take pity on Zion; the time has come to have mercy on her; this is the right time.

Psalm 27:14

Trust in the Lord. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the Lord.

Exodus 12:41

On the day the 430 years ended, all the tribes of the Lord's people left Egypt.

Isaiah 30:18

And yet the Lord is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the Lord.

Isaiah 7:4

Tell him to keep alert, to stay calm, and not to be frightened or disturbed. The anger of King Rezin and his Syrians and of King Pekah is no more dangerous than the smoke from two smoldering sticks of wood.

Isaiah 8:17

The Lord has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him.

Jeremiah 27:7

All nations will serve him, and they will serve his son and his grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then his nation will serve powerful nations and great kings.

Ezekiel 12:25

I, the Lord, will speak to them, and what I say will be done. There will be no more delay. In your own lifetime, you rebels, I will do what I have warned you I would do. I have spoken,” says the Sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 30:9

“When that day comes and Egypt is destroyed, I will send messengers in ships to arouse the unsuspecting people of Ethiopia, and they will be terrified. That day is coming!”

Daniel 10:14

I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the future. This is a vision about the future.”

Daniel 11:27

Then the two kings will sit down to eat at the same table, but their motives will be evil, and they will lie to each other. They will not get what they want, because the time for it has not yet come.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those wise leaders will be killed, but as a result of this the people will be purified. This will continue until the end comes, the time that God has set.

Daniel 8:17

Gabriel came and stood beside me, and I was so terrified that I fell to the ground. He said to me, “Mortal man, understand the meaning. The vision has to do with the end of the world.”

Daniel 8:19

and said, “I am showing you what the result of God's anger will be. The vision refers to the time of the end.

Daniel 9:24

“Seven times seventy years is the length of time God has set for freeing your people and your holy city from sin and evil. Sin will be forgiven and eternal justice established, so that the vision and the prophecy will come true, and the holy Temple will be rededicated.

Micah 7:7

But I will watch for the Lord; I will wait confidently for God, who will save me. My God will hear me.

Zephaniah 3:8

“Just wait,” the Lord says. “Wait for the day when I rise to accuse the nations. I have made up my mind to gather nations and kingdoms in order to let them feel the force of my anger. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of my fury.

Numbers 23:19

God is not like people, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done.

Luke 2:25

At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him

Acts 1:7

Jesus said to them, “The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be.

Acts 17:26

From one human being he created all races of people and made them live throughout the whole earth. He himself fixed beforehand the exact times and the limits of the places where they would live.

Galatians 4:2

While he is young, there are men who take care of him and manage his affairs until the time set by his father.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow to do what he has promised, as some think. Instead, he is patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn away from their sins.