Habakkuk 2:20
“But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!"”
— Habakkuk 2:20
About this verse
Habakkuk 2:20 comes from the book of Habakkuk, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is temple vision. These words are attributed to Habakkuk. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the call_to_worship genre of biblical literature. Key themes include reverence, Gods presence, silence before God. Notable phrases: Yahweh in holy temple; all earth be silent. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Habakkuk
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
call_to_worship
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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Crisis relevance
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