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Habakkuk 2:1

Habakkuk 2:1 (WEB)

I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

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John Cassian

  • “Everyone therefore who constantly perseveres in this watchfulness will effectually fulfil what is very plainly expressed by the prophet Habakkuk: “I will stand upon my watch, and ascend upon the rock, and will look out to see what He shall say to me, and what I may answer to Him that reproveth me.”” — editor's note: Hab. ii. 1. (LXX.).

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Jerome

  • “Habakkuk, like a strong and unyielding wrestler, stands upon his watch and sets his foot upon the tower that he may contemplate Christ upon the cross and say “His glory covered the heavens and the earth was full of his praise.” — editor's note: Hab. ii. 1.

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