Habakkuk 2:20

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“But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.”

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BSBPD

“But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Habakkuk 2:20 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 37:20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
  2. Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  3. Psalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
  4. Psalms 76:8From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
  5. Psalms 76:9when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
  6. Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
  7. Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
  8. Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
  9. Isaiah 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
  10. Isaiah 66:6Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!
  11. Jonah 2:4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
  12. Jonah 2:7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
  13. Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
  14. Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
  15. Zechariah 2:13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
  16. Ephesians 2:21In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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