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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol. 32, No. 1, 91-112 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0309089207083767

Habakkuk 2.4: An Ethical Paradigm or a Political Observation?

Aron Pinker

11519 Monticello Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902, USA

This article argues that Hab. 2.4 should be understood within the historical framework as a political observation rather than a moral paradigm. Minor emendations permit the interpretation of the critical terms and as `court' and `Zedekiah', respectively. This reading allows the natural interpretation of Hab. 2.4 as a real-life situation of political advocacy, akin to that made by Jeremiah (27.12, 17). It is suggested that Habakkuk's political advice to Zedekiah was perhaps later changed by a minor transposition of two letters, turning it into an ethical paradigm suitable for the new political reality.

Key Words: Habakkuk • Zedekiah • Ophel.


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