Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Cross-reference

Luke 18:8 Parallel

Luke 18:8 promises quick justice and questions faith — closely tied to Habakkuk's 'it will not delay' and the challenge to wait in faith.

Daniel 8:19 Parallel

Daniel 8:19 also speaks of an 'appointed time' for the end, directly echoing the same prophetic timing language as Habakkuk.

Exodus 12:41 shows God's fulfilled promise after 430 years exactly — an example of His appointed time not failing.

Daniel 9:24–27 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 9:24-27 gives the specific seventy-weeks timeline for the end, fulfilling the 'appointed time' promised in Habakkuk.

Lamentations 3:25 promises God's goodness to those who wait for Him — the reward for patient trust.

Jeremiah 25:12-14 specifies 70 years until Babylon's punishment — illustrating God's appointed timing for judgment.

Daniel 10:1 Parallel

Daniel 10:1 says the appointed time was long, mirroring Habakkuk's 'though it tarries' about the vision's delay.

Daniel 10:14 explains the vision concerns 'many days yet to come,' reinforcing Habakkuk's promise of a future appointed time.

Daniel 11:27 states the end will come at the appointed time, directly restating the core assurance from Habakkuk.

Daniel 11:35 repeats 'it is still for the appointed time,' linking the refining of the wise to Habakkuk's waiting period.

Luke 2:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 2:25 presents Simeon waiting for the consolation of Israel — a concrete NT fulfillment of the patient waiting for God's promised vision.

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 says the lawless one will be revealed 'in his own time,' directly linking to Habakkuk's appointed time for the end.

Psalm 130:5 Parallel

Psalm 130:5 expresses waiting for the LORD with hope in His word — the same posture as waiting for the vision.

Hebrews 10:36 calls for endurance to receive the promise — directly applying Habakkuk's waiting to the Christian life.

James 5:7 Parallel

James 5:7 uses the farmer's patience for the harvest to echo Habakkuk's call to wait — both urge endurance for the Lord's appointed time.

Psalm 27:14 Parallel

Psalm 27:14 similarly commands waiting for the LORD with courage — reinforcing the same patient trust.

James 5:8 Parallel

James 5:8 directly reinforces 'the coming of the Lord is near' — a clear NT echo of Habakkuk's assurance that the vision will not delay.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 declares judgment is not idle or asleep — it echoes Habakkuk's certainty that the vision will certainly come despite apparent delay.

Daniel 8:17 Parallel

Daniel 8:17 explains that the vision concerns 'the time of the end' — directly echoing Habakkuk's appointed end-time vision.

Hebrews 10:37 directly quotes the LXX of Habakkuk 2:3 — 'he that shall come will come and will not tarry'.

2 Peter 3:9 Parallel

2 Peter 3:9 explains God's apparent slowness as longsuffering — directly addressing the same tension as Habakkuk's tarrying promise.

Numbers 23:19 affirms God does not lie — reinforcing that the vision in Habakkuk will surely come at its appointed time.

Isaiah 46:13 says God's salvation 'shall not tarry' — directly echoing Habakkuk's assurance that the vision will not delay.

Isaiah 35:4 Related theme

Isaiah 35:4 reassures the fearful that God will come and save — reinforcing the certainty of the vision's fulfillment.

Isaiah 28:16 promises believers will not make haste — reinforcing patient trust that the vision will not tarry.

Isaiah 8:17 Parallel

Isaiah 8:17 expresses waiting and looking for the Lord — strongly parallel to waiting for the appointed vision.

Psalm 37:7 Parallel

Psalm 37:7 commands resting and waiting patiently for the Lord — directly echoing the call to wait for the vision.

Psalm 62:5 Parallel

Psalm 62:5 directs the soul to wait only on God — a clear parallel to the waiting attitude in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 30:18 reveals that God Himself waits to show compassion — the divine counterpart to human waiting.

In Lamentations 3:26, waiting silently for salvation parallels Habakkuk's call to wait for the vision — both emphasize patient trust in God's timing.

Psalm 102:13 declares God's appointed time to show compassion on Zion — echoing the fixed timing of the vision.

Acts 1:7 Related theme

Acts 1:7 teaches that the Father has set times by His own authority, affirming God's control over the appointed time Habakkuk mentions.

Deuteronomy 32:35 speaks of God's due time for recompense — the same appointed time concept as the vision's fulfillment.

2 Kings 6:33 shows a king refusing to wait for the LORD — the opposite response to the call to wait in Habakkuk.

Psalm 130:6 Parallel

Psalm 130:6 intensifies the waiting with watchmen longing for dawn — illustrating eager expectation.

Acts 17:26 Related theme

Acts 17:26 declares God appointed times for nations, broadening the theme of divine timing seen in Habakkuk's prophecy.

Luke 18:7 Parallel

Luke 18:7 asks whether God will delay justice for his elect — the same tension of waiting that Habakkuk addresses, with assurance of eventual action.

Micah 7:7 Parallel

Micah 7:7 shows the same posture of watching and waiting for God — the prophet's personal expectation mirrors Habakkuk's 'wait for it'.

Isaiah 60:22 Related theme

Isaiah 60:22 says the Lord will 'hasten it in his time' — matching the appointed time theme of Habakkuk's vision.