14 (A)For the earth will be filled
    with the knowledge of (B)the glory of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

15 (C)“Woe to him (D)who makes his neighbors drink—
    you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
    in order to gaze (E)at their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill (F)of shame instead of glory.
    (G)Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
(H)The cup in the Lord's right hand
    will come around to you,
    and (I)utter shame will come upon your glory!
17 (J)The violence (K)done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
    as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
(L)for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
    to cities and all who dwell in them.

18 (M)“What profit is an idol
    when its maker has shaped it,
    a metal image, (N)a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
    when he makes (O)speechless idols!
19 (P)Woe to him (Q)who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
    to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
    and (R)there is no breath at all in it.
20 But (S)the Lord is in his holy temple;
    (T)let all the earth keep silence before him.”

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14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory(A) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.(B)

15 “Woe to him who gives drink(C) to his neighbors,
    pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
    so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16 You will be filled with shame(D) instead of glory.(E)
    Now it is your turn! Drink(F) and let your nakedness be exposed[a]!(G)
The cup(H) from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,
    and disgrace will cover your glory.
17 The violence(I) you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
    and your destruction of animals will terrify you.(J)
For you have shed human blood;(K)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

18 “Of what value(L) is an idol(M) carved by a craftsman?
    Or an image(N) that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
    he makes idols that cannot speak.(O)
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
    Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’(P)
Can it give guidance?
    It is covered with gold and silver;(Q)
    there is no breath in it.”(R)

20 The Lord is in his holy temple;(S)
    let all the earth be silent(T) before him.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:16 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) and stagger