“Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.”
— WEB
Habakkuk 2:4
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”
— KJV
“Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.”
— ASV
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Commentary
his soul which is lifted up--the Chaldean's [MAURER]. The unbelieving Jew's [HENDERSON]. is not upright in him--that is, is not accounted upright in God's sight; in antithesis to "shall live." So Heb 10:38, which with inspired authority applies the general sense to the particular case which Paul had in view, "If any man draw back (one result of being 'lifted up' with overweening arrogancy), my soul shall have no pleasure in him." the just shall live by his faith--the Jewish nation, as opposed to the unbelieving Chaldean (compare Hab 2:5, &c.; Hab 1:6, &c.; Hab 1:13) [MAURER]. HENDERSON'S view is that the believing Jew is meant, as opposed to the unbelieving Jew (compare Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11). The believing Jew, though God's promise tarry, will wait for it; the unbelieving "draws back," as Heb 10:38 expresses it. The sense, in MAURER'S view, which accords better with the context (Hab 2:5, &c.).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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