3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. …
For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. …
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Here, I. The prophet humbly gives his attendance upon God (Hab. 2:1): “ I will stand upon my watch , as a sentinel on the walls of a besieged city, or on the borders of an invaded country, that is very solicitous to gain intelligence. I will look up, will look round, will look within, and watch to see what he will say unto me , will listen attentively to the words of his mouth and carefully observ…
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