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Berean Standard Bible

“For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.”

Habakkuk 2:3

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After his second complaint, asking how a holy God could use the wicked Babylonians to punish Judah, Habakkuk stationed himself like a watchman to see how God would answer. God told him to write the vision plainly on tablets so that a messenger could run with it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

World English Bible (WEB)

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Aunque la visión tardará aún por tiempo, mas al fin hablará, y no mentirá: aunque se tardare, espéralo, que sin duda vendrá; no tardará.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Las cosas que planeo no ocurrirán tan pronto, pero con toda seguridad ocurrirán. Aunque pienses que se demoran en cumplirse, no te desesperes. ¡Todo acontecerá en el día que he señalado!

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