Habakkuk 2:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look, isn't this exactly what God planned? People exhaust themselves building things that'll just burn up anyway — all that grinding for absolutely nothing.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God lets people work themselves to death chasing things that won't last.

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