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Habakkuk 2:19

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Such a mess for anyone who talks to a piece of wood like 'wake up!' or tells a rock 'get up and teach me something!' Sure, you can cover it with gold and silver all you want, but there's literally no life in it at all.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Talking to lifeless things like they're God is just embarrassing yourself with expensive decorations.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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