Habakkuk 2:5

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Cross-reference

Habakkuk 2:8-10 pronounces woe on this greedy gatherer who plunders nations — the immediate judgment context.

Habakkuk 2:4 introduces the proud soul — the next verse elaborates on that arrogance and greed.

Psalm 138:6 Parallel

Psalm 138:6 contrasts the haughty and lowly — the same proud attitude God opposes here.

James 4:6 Parallel

James 4:6 states God opposes the proud, a direct application of the principle underlying Habakkuk's description of the arrogant.

Daniel 5:23 Parallel

Daniel 5:23 rebukes Belshazzar's pride against God — directly matching the 'arrogant man' described here.

Daniel 5:20-23 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's pride and fall, an example of the arrogant heart that Habakkuk warns against.

Daniel 5:1–4 Historical context

Daniel 5:1-4 recounts Belshazzar's feast — a historical example of Babylon's pride that this oracle denounces.

Jeremiah 51:39 shows God making Babylon drunk as judgment — the 'wine a traitor' theme where self-indulgence brings destruction.

Jeremiah 50:29 calls for Babylon's punishment for defying God, directly connecting to the pride of the Babylonian oppressor in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 21:5 Parallel

Isaiah 21:5 depicts Babylon feasting — directly illustrating the arrogance and indulgence condemned in this passage.

Isaiah 16:6 Parallel

Isaiah 16:6 highlights Moab's pride and insolence, a parallel to the arrogant, boastful spirit condemned in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 14:17 describes the tyrant who made the world a desert — matching this one who gathers all nations in destructive greed.

Isaiah 14:16 mockingly asks of the fallen tyrant 'Is this the man who shook kingdoms?' — the same arrogant gatherer here is brought low.

Isaiah 10:7-13 describes Assyria's arrogant greed to destroy nations — mirroring this gatherer who is never satisfied.

Isaiah 5:12 Parallel

Isaiah 5:12 criticizes revelry with wine while ignoring the LORD, paralleling Habakkuk 2:5's critique of arrogant excess.

Isaiah 5:11 Parallel

Isaiah 5:11 pronounces woe on those who chase strong drink, similar to Habakkuk 2:5's condemnation of wine's treachery.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 states that money lovers are never satisfied — directly parallel to this greedy man who has no rest.

Proverbs 30:16 continues the list with Sheol, womb, land, fire — all never satisfied, matching the 'never enough' theme here.

Proverbs 30:15 lists things that never say 'Enough' — parallel to this greedy man whose appetite is insatiable like Sheol.

Proverbs 30:14 depicts people with teeth like swords, devouring the poor, paralleling the greedy who never have enough in Habakkuk.

Proverbs 30:13 describes those with lofty eyes, mirroring the arrogant man in Habakkuk who is proud and insatiable.

Proverbs 27:20 directly echoes that Sheol and human eyes are never satisfied — the same imagery used here for greed.

Proverbs 31:5 warns that wine causes rulers to forget justice, directly linking to Habakkuk 2:5's theme of greed and oppression.

Proverbs 23:29-33 details the sorrows and perils of drunkenness, matching Habakkuk 2:5's warning about treacherous wine.

Isaiah 2:11 Parallel

Isaiah 2:11 declares that haughty looks will be brought low, echoing the judgment on the proud oppressor in Habakkuk's context.

Proverbs 20:1 also warns that wine is a mocker and brawler, directly paralleling Habakkuk 2:5's depiction of wine as a traitor.

2 Kings 14:10 warns Amaziah that pride after victory leads to trouble, mirroring the danger of arrogance in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 5:8 Parallel

Isaiah 5:8 condemns those who add house to house and field to field — the same insatiable land-grabbing greed described here.

Isaiah 2:12 Parallel

Isaiah 2:12 proclaims a day against all that is proud, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on arrogance seen in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 2:17 Parallel

Isaiah 2:17 repeats the humbling of pride, directly connecting to the arrogant figure in Habakkuk who faces God's opposition.

Revelation 6:8 personifies Death and Hades — mirroring Habakkuk's portrayal of death and Sheol as never satisfied.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 decries coveting and seizing fields—the same greedy dispossession depicted on a smaller scale in Habakkuk 2:5.

Daniel 5:19 Parallel

Daniel 5:19 describes Nebuchadnezzar's dominion over all peoples—fulfilling the 'gathers all nations' theme in Habakkuk 2:5.

Jeremiah 51:13 directly addresses Babylon's greed and announces its end—echoing the insatiable greed in Habakkuk 2:5.

Isaiah 5:14 Parallel

Isaiah 5:14 uses the same image of Sheol opening its mouth wide, directly echoing the greedy grave metaphor here.

Isaiah 47:8 Parallel

Isaiah 47:8 personifies Babylon's arrogance and self-deification, directly matching the pride described here.

In Jeremiah 25:17-29, God makes nations drink the cup of wrath with Babylon as the agent—similar judgment theme.

James 4:2 Parallel

James 4:2 shows the same insatiable desire — coveting without obtaining — which echoes Habakkuk's depiction of greed that never has enough.

Isaiah 10:14 boasts of gathering nations like eggs, similar to Babylon's conquest described here.

Jeremiah 25:9 shows God summoning Babylon to conquer nations, mirroring the gathering described here.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

Daniel 4:30 shows Nebuchadnezzar's boastful pride—an example of the arrogant figure described in Habakkuk 2:5.

Proverbs 31:4 advises kings not to drink wine, a different focus from Habakkuk 2:5's general warning about wine's treachery.

Daniel 7:4 Parallel

Daniel 7:4's lion-like beast symbolizes Babylon's predatory power—reinforcing the arrogant conqueror imagery in Habakkuk 2:5.

Hosea 12:8 Parallel

Hosea 12:8 portrays Ephraim boasting in ill-gotten wealth—similar to the arrogant self-satisfaction implied in Habakkuk 2:5.

Amos 1:13 Parallel

Amos 1:13 condemns the Ammonites' border expansion through cruelty—mirroring the greedy land-grabbing in Habakkuk 2:5.

Ecclesiastes 4:8 describes a man never satisfied with wealth, paralleling the insatiable greed of Babylon here.

Nahum 1:10 Parallel

Nahum 1:10 compares the wicked to drunkards consumed — like the wine-traitor imagery, drunkenness symbolizes downfall.

Isaiah 33:1 Parallel

Isaiah 33:1 pronounces woe on a destroyer, resembling the coming judgment on Babylon's arrogance here.

Isaiah 5:23 Parallel

Isaiah 5:23 condemns bribery and injustice — a specific result of the greed described here.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 calls for quiet, contented living — the opposite of the restless, insatiable greed condemned here.

Isaiah 5:22 Parallel

Isaiah 5:22 condemns heroes at drinking wine — both use wine as a symbol of arrogance and excess.