Habakkuk 2:12

"For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it."

Key Reflection

In Habakkuk 2:12, the image suggests that even inanimate objects—stones and beams—will ultimately bear witness to God's truth. This implies that creation itself will affirm divine justice, underscoring the idea that God’s righteousness will be made manifest, even through unexpected means.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! -Nebuchadnezzar “encircled the inner city with three walls and the outer city also with three, all of burnt brick. And having fortified the city with wondrous works, and adorned the gates like temples, he built another palace near the palace of his fathers, surpassing it in height and its great magnificence.” He seemed to strengthen the city, and to establish it by outward defenses. But it was built through cruelty to conquered nations, and especially God’s people, and by oppression, against His holy Will.

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