Habakkuk 2:4

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Habakkuk 2:4 is a pivotal Bible verse that contrasts the proud with the righteous who live by faith, and is frequently quoted in the New Testament to emphasize justification by faith.

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Habakkuk 2:4 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse ⓘ
Old Testament verse ⓘ
prophetic oracle ⓘ
addressedTo people of Judah ⓘ
appearsIn Septuagint ⓘ
associatedWith Martin Luther’s understanding of justification ⓘ
book Habakkuk ⓘ
canonicalStatus canonical Scripture ⓘ
category key Old Testament faith text ⓘ
chapter 2 ⓘ
citedFor contrast between faith and arrogance ⓘ
relationship between faith and life ⓘ
contrasts the upright with the puffed up ⓘ
contrastWith the proud ⓘ
describes the righteous living by faith ⓘ
emphasizes moral integrity of the righteous ⓘ
trust in God ⓘ
genre prophetic literature ⓘ
historicalContext period of Babylonian threat ⓘ
influenced New Testament theology of faith ⓘ
influencedDoctrine Christian doctrine of justification by faith ⓘ
interpretedAs summary of the life of faith ⓘ
keyPhrase the righteous shall live by his faith ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
literaryContext Habakkuk 2:2–5 ⓘ
linked to: Habakkuk chapter 2
locatedIn Habakkuk chapter 2 ⓘ
moralTeaching the proud will not endure ⓘ
the righteous endure through faithfulness ⓘ
partOf Book of Habakkuk ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
quotedIn Galatians 3:11 ⓘ
Hebrews 10:38 ⓘ
Romans 1:17 ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
textualTradition Masoretic Text ⓘ
theme faith ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
pride ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ
theologicalSignificance foundational text for Protestant Reformation theology ⓘ
usedBy Apostle Paul ⓘ
usedIn Christian preaching on faith ⓘ
Jewish ethical teaching ⓘ
verseNumber 4 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Habakkuk → keyVerse → Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ
Book of Habakkuk → keyVerse → Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ
Hebrews 10:38 → alludesTo → Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ
Hebrews 10:38 → containsQuotationFrom → Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ