New English Translation

Habakkuk 2:1-4 New English Translation (NET)

1. I will stand at my watch post;I will remain stationed on the city wall.I will keep watching, so I can see what he says to meand can know how I should answerwhen he counters my argument.

2. The Lord responded:“Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets,so the one who announces it may read it easily.

3. For the message is a witness to what is decreed;it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out.Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently;for it will certainly come to pass – it will not arrive late.

4. Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion,but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.