“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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Connection with Lot's hesitation
Lingers here is mahah, the Hebrew verb used when Lot hesitated to leave Sodom (Genesis 19:16). Lot lingered when he was told to go; here the one lingering is God's promise, and it will surely come.
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Cross-References
He who is coming will come and will not delay
“For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.”
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