Pentecost Season · Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4
The Righteous Live by Faith
October 8, 2028
Overview & Insights
"But the just man, because of his faith, shall live" (Habakkuk 2:4).
Habakkuk complains to God about the violence and injustice he sees around him and asks how long God will let it go unanswered. God's reply, that the vision will surely come and that the righteous will live by faithfulness, is one of the most quoted lines of the Old Testament in the New.
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Commentary
Habakkuk 2 Commentary: God Justifies His Judgment Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse walk through the famous "the righteous shall live by faith" passage.
Habakkuk 2 Commentary Precept Austin
Devotional, word-study heavy commentary built for personal Bible study.
Habakkuk 2:4 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects several classic commentators, including Barnes and Gill, on one page.
Commentary on Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Working Preacher
A Lutheran preaching-focused reading of the same complaint-and-answer passage.
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary that unpacks the prophet's complaint and God's answer.
Habakkuk 2:4 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text with Strong's numbers for the key word for faithfulness.
Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Enduring Word · David Guzik
An accessible verse-by-verse commentary, widely used across evangelical churches.
Background & Word Study
Habakkuk Overview Enter the Bible
A short introduction to Habakkuk's setting, structure and argument.
Habakkuk 2 in Hebrew and English Sefaria
Read the passage in the original Hebrew alongside an English translation.
Habakkuk Overview Video BibleProject
An animated overview of the book's two-part structure and argument.
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